Sentence examples for he was lifting from inspiring English sources

But, herculean, he was lifting it on his shoulders.

(Maybe he was lifting weights back in his private quarters).

Then last year, he was lifting beams when one slipped and shattered his left leg.

Presumably this patient had torn the lining as he was lifting weights.

On the same day, Sharif announced that he was lifting a moratorium on the death penalty.

He announced that he was lifting a moratorium on capital punishment.

Obama said he was lifting a moratorium on the transfer of Guantanamo prisoners to Yemen.

He can now lift twice the weight he was lifting a year ago with his legs.

And nothing in his remarks today suggested he was lifting Latin America high above those.

He said that he slipped and fell on the job in September, when he was lifting a large plank.

(In last week's speech, the president announced that he was lifting the moratorium on transfers to Yemen).