be erect
Example Sentences
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So yeah, that femme performance is so defining of how to hold yourself, to be erect because matriarchs are the oaks of families.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
His posture will be erect and manly:— he will move from his ground but seldom, and not even then too precipitately; and his advances will be few and moderate.
From Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. by E. Jones
The body should be erect, the chest thrown out, the head and shoulders held back, and the stride long and elastic.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
The shoulders should be square, and the body should be erect upon the hips.
From Frank's Campaign, or, Farm and Camp by Horatio Alger
‘Take this water and sprinkle it on one of the fallen trees, and say to it: “So let all the trees of the forest stand upright,” and in a moment they will be erect again.’
From The Brown Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
