Sentence examples for upright for a second from inspiring English sources

As Steenson's conversion came back off an upright for a second time, Wales and Lions wing Cuthbert took a frustrated kick at the rebounding ball and proceeded to fall over, neatly encapsulating the Blues' humiliation.

I sat bolt upright and for a second thought it might have even have been a yeti.

If the dish vibrated more forcefully, something even stranger happened: Fingers of fluid rose up to centimeters from the rims of the holes, stayed upright for a few seconds, and then fell, making another hole.

Lee McCulloch saw his own header flash wide of the upright as Rangers searched for a second goal.

This caused the kitty cat to suddenly sit upright, look around again for a second, and then start staring directly at me with a look of death I have almost never seen in the eyes of an otherwise domesticated animal before.

A line-out drive then saw hooker George force his way over the line, although Hodgson's conversion attempt hit the upright for the second time in a row, before Goode added a fourth try after being set up by a combination of Hodgson and Will Fraser.

The red panda Futa became a visitor attraction in Japan for his ability to stand upright for ten seconds at a time.

Let the disc air-dry for a second or two in an upright position.

Shinnie's effort off the upright was followed by McKay whizzing a low drive by the post as Inverness searched for a second.

He gazed at the watch and raised his arm, held it upright for several seconds and brought it down with a snap.

Earth witnessed a hominid species, Home erectus, walking upright for the first time 1.9 million years ago.