Sentence examples for sit bolt upright from inspiring English sources

I sit bolt upright.

Sometimes when Magda comes out onto the steps and speaks, I sit bolt upright in bed.

I sit bolt upright, wondering how anyone could possibly sleep through it.

I sit bolt upright in bed, electrified by the knowledge that I am an evil person.

Her commentary also made some of the drier contributors, who have spent decades poring over yellowed, antique pages, sit bolt upright.

"I don't see anything in this that makes me sit bolt upright and say, 'Hmmm, this is very unusual,' " he said.

Jamie, our scout sitting out front, sits bolt upright in his chair and we hurriedly reverse backwards.

My husband sat bolt upright.

He sits bolt upright, appalled.

Seconds later I sat bolt upright.

Finally, she sits bolt upright with her verdict.