Sentence examples for rise onto from inspiring English sources

Wenger's interest in 23-year-old Carvalho stretches back to the summer of 2014, when the Portuguese defensive midfielder enjoyed a rapid rise onto the European stage.

Inspired by the sculptures of ancient Greece, she noted when one foot should stay flat on the floor while the other leg lifts, or when the dancer should rise onto the ball of one foot.

He has only to straighten a leg in the air or to lift his heels and rise onto half-toe, and his feet, with their high arches, make an extraordinary impression.

Namely: the contrast between tightly closed and stretched open positions; the foot's fully articulate rise onto point; the cool step off-balance as if over a brink (so hard for Europeans to do); the glowing presentation of a leg stretched from hip to toe.

So on the new Chrysler Crossfire sports car, the ribbed metal of the hood is echoed by similar lines on the headlamp covers, while on the Cadillac CTS, the taillights rise onto the upper fender, mimicking the tail fins that Cadillac made famous in the 1950's.

In an insightful examination of this subject, Fidler (2) suggests 3 possible interpretations of global health's rise onto foreign-policy agendas.

Eventually, Sciscione stood and turned away from us, rising onto the balls of his feet.

Her feet were bare, and she rose onto her stubby toes to grip his arm.

But many of the men not only rose onto point but also hopped, turned, ran and balanced on point.

As it rose onto the riverbank, Mr. Radojkovic saw "two human legs and an arm" protruding from the back.

The upper body ripples, and rhythms of hip-hop are here combined with different forms of footwork (in sneakers), sometimes rising onto point.