How to Use uphold in a Sentence

uphold

verb
  • They have a responsibility to uphold the law.
  • He took an oath to uphold the Constitution.
  • The Court of Appeals upheld his conviction.
  • The call was upheld as a strike.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And the courts will uphold the rule of law.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The rule of law must always be upheld.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • What happens if the ban is upheld?
    — Melina Khan, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And a district court has - - has upheld that.
    — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • That law was upheld by the Supreme Court.
    — Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • His firing was upheld in court.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
  • None of these cases have been upheld in court, but that may not be the point.
    — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026
  • The play was reviewed and upheld.
    — CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • More than 6 in 10 adults said the courts should uphold such bans.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Marsee slipped past the tag, and a replay review upheld the safe call.
    — Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The call was upheld — a five-minute penalty and an ejection.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Deputy Shirley answered the call to keep all of us safe and uphold the law.
    — Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Now, a state appeals court has upheld that verdict.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • After a lengthy review, the call was upheld.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The call from home plate umpire James Hoye was upheld.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • They are treated as the criminals by those who have failed to uphold the law.
    — Star Tribune, 9 June 2021
  • But many legal experts expect the court to once again uphold the law.
    — John Harwood, CNN, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Upon review, the force-out was upheld.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The supreme court could uphold his conviction or send his case back to trial.
    — al, 26 Dec. 2021
  • She was told that the prenuptial agreement was going to be upheld.
    — Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Jackson scored on a third-and-goal play that was upheld after a review.
    — Matt Jones, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The Giants challenged the call, but the call was upheld.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
  • The Orioles challenged, but the call on the field was upheld.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
  • The Cubs challenged, and the call was upheld on review.
    — ABC News, 10 May 2026
  • Trump has insisted that they've long been upheld, and so there's no way to challenge them.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • And so, any court ruling on whether to uphold or strike down the map would come sometime after that.
    — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022

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