UPHEAVE in a Sentence
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Example sentences for UPHEAVE, such as:
1. Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
2. He had dwelt in a land of strange, squalling upheavals and had come forth.
3. However, if a compromise cannot be found soon, political upheaval is unavoidable.
2. He had dwelt in a land of strange, squalling upheavals and had come forth.
3. However, if a compromise cannot be found soon, political upheaval is unavoidable.
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Meanings and Examples of UPHEAVE
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upheave
v. lift forcefully from beneath
Classic Sentence:
1 He could not think at all, he was stunned; yet he knew that in the mighty upheaval that had taken place in his soul, a new man had been born.
2 Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
3 His fervid imagination was stirred as never before, by the tramp of armies, the blood and dust of battle, and the wail and whirl of social upheaval.
4 Suddenly the waters around them slowly swelled in broad circles; then quickly upheaved, as if sideways sliding from a submerged berg of ice, swiftly rising to the surface.
5 He had dwelt in a land of strange, squalling upheavals and had come forth.
Example Sentence:
1 However, if a compromise cannot be found soon, political upheaval is unavoidable.
2 The loss of his high-paying job caused enormous domestic upheaval.