- present participle of lift.
lifting
Example Sentences
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At one booth, visitors pointed their phones at a humanoid wearing an apron as it gingerly reached for a toy chicken drumstick before clamping down and lifting the fake meat into a bucket.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jefferies maintained its price target of $770 for the stock for 2027, after lifting that target from $510 at the end of June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The 30-year-old has played 298 times, lifting a total of four league titles, plus several cups - and winning the Ballon d'Or.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Nicholas Bednar and Max Sarinsky, came up with a few solutions that Congress could legislate without violating Slaughter, and I do think it’s worth lifting those up.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Aha,” the mysterious potion brewer says, lifting a vial of blue fluid in one hand.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
