uprisen

Example Sentences

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Then all at once, the whole dream-world vanishes, like uprisen ghosts at the crowing of the cock.

From Memories A Story of German Love by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

He was no longer fighting absolute monarchs with hireling armies, but uprisen nations which were themselves armies instinct with capacity and energy.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

When he wrote it was a sentence of singular construction, truly indicative of how vague awe and dread had uprisen to take large standing beside simple humane solicitude.

From The Unknown Sea by Housman, Clemence

It turned out that the Cossacks and the uprisen people were not a match for the Poles, and it was not in the interest of the Tartars to give the Cossacks the fruits of victory.

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

The whole town had uprisen as one man and demanded a dress-suit.

From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold