aloft
Example Sentences
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Budget days used to be symbolised by the chancellor of the exchequer smiling and holding aloft the famous Red Box outside Number 11.
From BBC
Somehow, he was able to hold himself and his right foot aloft long enough for his left foot to scrape inside the end zone, which is all that’s needed in the college game.
The image of him standing with his arms aloft on the touchline is a throwback to a different time, but there were glimmers in a convincing win that O'Neill's magic touch is already rubbing off.
From BBC
A few hundred metres to the north, at the gates of Gyeongbokgung palace, marchers held aloft more banners as they chanted a very different message.
From BBC
Some months ago, Dowdy said, a man and woman jumped into their Dodge Charger after its back end was already aloft.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
