upheave

Example Sentences

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A little later, he sees that the disk had disappeared and “in its place was a billow of blood, for so it looked, a vast upheaved billow of glowing blood surging on the horizon.”

From Washington Post

“She can claim credit for upheaving what is perceived as corruption or ethical issues in state politics, the very thing Mike Parson represents as governor.”

From Seattle Times

The first time I came to Hammars, I was barely a year old and knew nothing about the great and upheaving love that had brought me there.

From The New Yorker

Her well-to-do lifestyle is upheaved by news of her husband leaving her for another woman.

From The Guardian

With a population hovering around 8,000, the pastoral town could be upheaved by Trump's constant presence.

From Golf Digest