Sentence examples for setting it upright from inspiring English sources

It turns on and off with a swinging motion: putting it on its back and it turns off and setting it upright turns it on.

Set it upright in its holder to dry.

In Philadelphia, a DOT-111 derailed on a bridge, dangling over the Schuylkill River and Interstate 76 for several days before its operator, CSX, was able to set it upright.

In the other flat, the toys are alive: at one point a little tank tips over on its back in its eagerness to greet her, and when Coraline sets it upright, it flees under the bed in embarrassment.

I set it upright on the table in front of me.

Cut off both ends of the fruit using a sharp chef's knife and set it upright on the cutting board.

When setting the horn down, never set it on your chair, the floor, or anywhere else unless you're setting it on an upright clarinet stand.

During the celebration, druids brought out a casket and set it up in an upright position.

Margaret spotted a muffin that had fallen on its side, and it was set upright.

A new humanity, matured through the pain of a long history of war in which each person was so entangled, can be resurrected; set upright by its rediscovered faith in itself, strengthened by its absolute and unconditional, 'No' to any form of violence.

In England, the H is set upright; in this country, it is somewhat disguised by being placed on its side, but that makes no difference to Uranus, who recognizes it in a any position.