upheave

Example Sentences

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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)

"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)

Brown rocks, left bare by the receding tide, upheave their slippery backs, heavily festooned with seaweed, and the broad level sands lie wet and glistening in the sun.

From Dorrien of Cranston by Mitford, Bertram

One would have it stop, take heed, upheave....

From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous

In the realm of shades, on a throne of gold, By the side of her royal spouse, behold Fair Proserpine, With gloomy mien, While deep sighs upheave her bosom.

From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich