upheave

Example Sentences

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From the soil of slavery itself have sprung forth some of the most brilliant productions, whose logical levers will ultimately upheave and overthrow the system.

From Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself by Bibb, Henry

To my unspeakable and heartfelt relief we were now on the upheave of the curling combers, and those horrible fins were still behind.

From A Veldt Vendetta by Mitford, Bertram

The frozen crust was seen to upheave; and, the next moment, the head of the fox, and afterwards his whole body, appeared above the surface.

From The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North by Harvey, William

Every upheave seemed to be followed by a downward settling plunge, as though the ship were already on her way to the bottom.

From A Veldt Vendetta by Mitford, Bertram

Three days they ride that country, and many a city leave, But the fourth dawn mighty mountains by the inner sea upheave.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by Morris, William