upheave

Example Sentences

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Taras also felt his soul upheave, but he conquered his wrath, knowing the people.

From For the Right by Franzos, Karl Emil

"Yes; they'll have the all-firedest upheave there, before long, that ever tore a hole in the bottom of the sea."

From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

He loved to attack, to upheave, to overthrow.

From For the Faith by Everett-Green, Evelyn

And give it only the fulcrum of Plymouth Rock an idea will upheave the continent.

From The American Union Speaker by Philbrick, John D. (John Dudley)

You will find the smaller communities living along in unison with the seasons, having neither extreme poverty nor wealth—none of the violent plagues of upheave and unrest which afflict our great populations.

From My Life and Work by Ford, Henry