Sentence examples for I to uphold from inspiring English sources

After practicing successfully as a barrister at Angers and Paris, he was instructed by Louise of Savoy, mother of King Francis I, to uphold her rights against the constable Charles, Duke de Bourbon, in 1521.

Long a formidable presence in English public life, Winchelsey had led the struggle against Edward I to uphold the autonomy of the church, and for this he had paid with suspension and exile.

As a surrealist painter, I feel I have to uphold a tradition of British eccentricity!

I will do my best to ensure I do everything I can to uphold the standard".

I want you to know, David, that I continue to uphold you at all times and I have absolutely no idea how my reply to your previous letter went unposted.

That's a responsibility I intend to uphold as long as I am in this office.

"I swear to uphold the constitution that I will write!" one said.

"This will be the first time I've ever been to Williamsport, and I want to uphold the tradition.

I swore to uphold the Constitution and the law and I am well trained.

I fought to uphold Louisiana's definition of traditional marriage, and I was the first attorney general in the nation to be successful at the federal court level".

I like to uphold some of the traditions of my faith, but I do eat everything.