Sentence examples for stands lifting from inspiring English sources

An anorexic girl examines herself in a mirror, eventually punching through it; a thin teenage boy stands lifting weights in a room plastered with images of bodybuilders; and an African-American girl rips out pages of women's magazines including photos of only white women and throws them into a fire.

I tried to stand again, lifting myself a few inches before I dropped back down.

In one column, Cole discussed the practice of reducing neck bending in a shoulder stand by lifting the shoulders on a stack of folded blankets and letting the head fall below it.

Meanwhile, it portrays me as a reformer, citing my 2004 Yoga Journal column that describes a method of "reducing neck bending in a shoulder stand by lifting the shoulders on a stack of folded blankets".

Then the silent man stood up lifting his umbrella & said: "It's a good thing it was raining when I left home; otherwise I would not have brought my umbrella".

Grab a dumbbell in either hand, and then stand up, lifting each dumbbell over your head until they touch one another.

But as the "water wings" – temporary stands which lift the capacity to 17,500 for the Games – have sprung up either side, some have begun to question whether they spoil the curves of the original design.

After pouring me some green tea he suddenly stands up, lifts his shirt and arches his back, thrusting his stomach forward as he slaps it loudly with both hands.

The spectators stood; men lifted children.

I stood and lifted his ratty old peacoat from the peg.

He stood and lifted the flap of flesh on the palm of his hand, like an offering to God.