Sentence examples for was lift from inspiring English sources
verb
To raise or rise.
- The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.
Devils goalie Martin Brodeur flopped to the ice, and all Hossa had to do was lift the puck into the net.
"If there was any way he could, he could have moved half that mountain," said Mr. Napper's cousin, Timmy Davis Jr. "That's about all he did was lift weights".
He was a prickly, conservative, Catholic metalhead, and all he wanted to do after hitting those homers was lift weights, play air drums, go to Mass, date pretty actresses and be left alone.
His supporters claim that whether he was involved in match-fixing or not is irrelevant because, ultimately, what he did was lift the lid on the most damaging scandal ever to hit the game.
When we staged the scene, Michael Imperioli – who plays Christopher – was drinking a beer and what Jim did was lift him out of his chair by his collar and slam him against a wall.
The next time the students were asked to sing in the auditorium, Mr. Cosby said, the song was "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which many blacks consider a black national anthem.
