lift up
Example Sentences
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This purported to lift up former enslaved people, but the results were very mixed for other groups that were not white.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
“This festival is intended to lift up our ancestors that came to this country in bondage, terrorized, brutalized,” Ludlow said outside City Hall on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
But pedestrians can take the chair lift up the mountain to enjoy the view, before walking, sledding or taking the lift down.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
“The ones that we were using can lift up to 160,000 pounds,” said Robertson.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
And right when Mrs. Stevens would think it was over, Cynthia would lift up and ask, "You know what I would do if I was a negative number?"
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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