Definition: 1. A vertical structural member as a post or stake. 2. A piano with a vertical sounding board. 3. In a vertical position; not sloping. 4. Of moral excellence. 5. Erect in posture. 6. Maintaining an erect position. 7. Upright in position or posture.
Use 'upright' in a sentence:
1. If the small-brained australopithecines were not toolmakers, what evolutionary advantage did they gain by walking upright?
2. When she heard the news, she jerked upright in surprise.
3. Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
4. Sit in a relaxed upright posture.
5. He is upright, optimistic, active and enterprising, striving for truthfulness, kindness and beauty, and seeking for an ideal society all his life.
6. The war memorial stands upright in the square.
7. He was sitting on an upright chair beside his bed, reading.
8. The shape and configuration of various bones must likewise be modified to allow the muscles to perform these functions in upright walking.
9. Keep the bottle upright.
10. This manual fixation—an indirect by-product of walking upright on two legs—has helped yield numbers in most cultures, but not all.
11. Upright and firm, Clara walked beside her friend.
12. Last Sunday, the choirmaster was jumping out of his skin, stormy then still, playful then tender, on the most upright of pianos and melodies.
13. Bit by bit, his back uncurls and straightens until all of a sudden there is he, upright, truly a man.
14. Moreover, even though humans have been upright for millions of years, our feet and back continue to struggle with bipedal posture and cannot easily withstand repeated strain imposed by oversize limbs.
15. We could see what looked like a big bed in a hotel room—with beige quilts and pillows propped upright on the headboard.
16. Anything in a leaning position is not upright.
17. Walking keeps you upright and enlists gravity to keep acids from splashing up the esophagus.
18. There are two upright struts of the ladder, one shown in blue here, the other shown black.
19. He sat upright behind the desk.
20. If you have to carry this bottle of paint with you, then you'd better keep it upright.
21. The tug nearly turned turtle twice, but I managed to keep her upright.
22. He is an upright man.
23. The last place a child would sit to read is an upright chair.
24. Jerrold pulled himself upright on the bed.
25. The man is very upright.
26. He was handsome, upright and chivalrous.
27. In writing, make the characters square and upright.
28. He's a man of upright character.
29. They also believe that moving the moai required few people and no wood, because they were walked upright.
30. He was handsome, upright, and chivalrous.
31. If you ever saw a dotted line standing upright, it's the Eiffel Tower.
32. An upright man is respectable.
33. Moira sat stiffly upright in her straight-backed chair.
34. My back is so crooked and painful that I cannot stand upright.
35. When one is surrounded by the virtuous, he'll become upright himself.
36. The judge is an honest and upright official.
37. Gradually elevate the patient into an upright position.
38. As the wheel rotates, the gondolas are kept in the upright position by a simple gearing system.
39. Walking upright permitted the father to use his hands to gather food and carry it to his mate from a distance.
40. With a swift movement, Matthew Jerrold sat upright.
41. His face flushed scarlet and he sat bolt upright.
42. When I pushed his door open, Trevor was sitting bolt upright in bed.
43. He was an upright and noble man who was always willing to help in any way he could.
44. He managed to pull himself upright.
45. Keep the box in an upright position.
46. He moved into an upright position.
47. Helen sat upright in her chair.
48. She sat upright, her body rigid with fear.
49. She sat upright in bed.
50. Gradually raise your body into an upright position.
