lift
Example Sentences
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"When I got in, I couldn't lift myself up off the floor. I couldn't control anything," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
This prompts CGS International to lift its Brent crude forecast to $86.5 per barrel from $78 per barrel for 2026 and to $75 per barrel from $70 per barrel for 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“This is my 25th Final Four. Not once has any of my players said, ‘Hey, Coach, can I go lift weights?’
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
All three benchmarks were up on the holiday-shortened week, with the S&P 500 getting a lift from Big Tech’s outperformance.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The most I can do is lift my voice, and to the night, the sky, the stars, and the moon, I say, “I’m here.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
