Uplifted

Nor alone his mother, but divers conventional generations, even back to the sturdy ancestor who first uplifted from the soil and looked down. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Crowning the granite shaft, with wings outstretched and arms uplifted, is an angel of victory over-topping the mother and her sons. ❋ Unknown (1922)

He seemed to sit in the theatre himself had built, and to behold the semblance of the countless Roman multitude, and hear his name uplifted to the stars by joyous voices, and all the roaring benches vying in their applause. ❋ Harold Edgeworth Butler (1914)

With that exclamation, Bent Nose charged, sword uplifted to split Lalo like a stick of kindling. ❋ Perry, Steve (1989)

In the high ecstasy of conflict he stood in his stirrups, sword uplifted, battle shout on his lips. ❋ Douglas Southall Freeman (1971)

It was never known who the officer was that gave the order to cease firing; he appeared in front of our lines, mounted, with sword uplifted when he gave the order, which was recognized by our company officers, they mistaking him for an aide-de-camp or staff officer. ❋ Charles H. Clarke (N/A)

When he had made a few steps on the grass-grown pathway towards the door, of a sudden he saw, coming from the church, thirty tall knights, each a foot higher than he, each in black armour, and each with sword uplifted, as they rushed towards him. ❋ Henry Gilbert (N/A)

Before Odysseus could fix another arrow to the string, Amphinomus was upon him, with sword uplifted to slay him. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

So long accustomed to war against a barbarous enemy, I could almost fancy myself as much a Moor at heart, as I appeared in visage, when in your service on my way to Luxembourg, whenever I find my sword uplifted against a Christian breast! ❋ Various (N/A)

Down the dark street came rushing the heroic image of Joan of Arc, with sword uplifted, her head shining with the refulgence of the halo. ❋ Unknown (1924)

The squadron wheeled, headed by an officer, who rode upon him with sword uplifted as though to cut him down. ❋ Emerson Hough (1890)

Just as they thought they were safe from pursuit, they heard a loud rushing noise behind; and looking round, they saw the father of the bride close upon them on his Arab steed, with sword uplifted in his hand to strike. ❋ Siddha Mohana Mitra (1890)

The king saw it, and was turned into stone, just as he stood, with his sword uplifted and that terrible look of anger and passion in his face. ❋ James Baldwin (1883)

But on the instant, the white-plumed hero wheeled, with his avenging sword uplifted, and the next thing the drummer-boy saw, as he lay bleeding on the ground, was a great black horse dashing riderless away. ❋ Grace Greenwood (1863)

Hawkesford fiercely engaged with a native officer, as he himself dashed on to attack another whom he had just cut down, when he heard a loud cry behind him: turning his head, he caught sight of his rival with his sword uplifted, to all appearance about to cut him down. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

With sword uplifted, the assailant had already risen in his stirrups to smite, when, quick as lightning, ❋ Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870 (1844)

Instead of the sword uplifted to protect liberty, let the slave-driver's whip be suspended over a blood-hound, and take for your motto, Obedience to tyrants is the highest law. ❋ Lydia Maria Francis Child (1841)

Massachusetts, with the free blood of the Puritans coursing in her veins, and with the sword uplifted in her right hand, to procure ❋ Lydia Maria Francis Child (1841)

Did I not with these eyes see the sword uplifted and the smiter strike? ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

[Def]. 1 - Although they still had decades of work ahead of them, technology had finally progressed to a level where [octopi] could be uplifted to become [functioning] members of human society. ❋ Peter K. (2005)

ayo i threw [uplifters] on my [tune] now its [the best thing ever] ❋ GanjaSmuggler (2011)

[Holy guacamole] Batman!! check out these sick uplifters in this new "[evidence]" [tune]!! ❋ Sageonemusic (2011)

Friend: [yo u] heard about that [clan]? Friend 2: oh yeah UpLiFT? they [good as fuck] ❋ Just An Average Street Nigga (2018)

I restored my breasts to their former [glory] by wrapping [rubber] [bands] around them, I feel udderly uplifted ❋ The Milk Man Cometh (2020)

Yo, I just [copped] my [UPSO] crew neck that says [Uplifted Society] on the chest from Upliftedsociety.com ❋ Simplysymmie (2014)

When they [go low], we [UPLO]. When they go low, we uplift others. ❋ UPLO Daily (2023)

Hey, did you [hear] that uplifting bitch music by [Anna] Nalick [called] "Unwritten"? ❋ Lajon (2006)