How to Use uplift in a Sentence

uplift

1 of 2 verb
  • All of those things can uplift you.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
  • Oil wealth was not used to uplift, but to bind.
    — Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The juice’s fresh notes of pear and rhubarb uplift any deep, earthy scent.
    — Kayla Greaves, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Home fragrance is supposed to uplift your space and not break the bank.
    — Jamie Fischer, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
  • White said the hotel could uplift the entire site.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Faith should be a tool to uplift, to support, and to nurture; it should not be used as a weapon.
    — Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2022
  • My objective as an artist is to be a traitor to that culture, not to uplift it.
    — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022
  • Catherine uplifted us in a world that often tears us down.
    — Andrew Gelwicks, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Below, take in the bold tropical plants that uplift your decor and your mood.
    — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 7 July 2023
  • The web was broadly seen as a force for justice, destined to uplift the world.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • There are plenty of great accounts to add to your follow list to help uplift and boast your mood.
    — Ebony Williams, ajc, 4 Apr. 2022
  • How a tech billionaire’s bid to uplift the poor became a windfall for the rich.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Think things that’ll uplift your mood, like a warm, sunny day or, say, a mid-afternoon matcha.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Here are some stories to uplift you before that trip to Opry Mills.
    — Nashville Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2025
  • This smart city uplifts research and knowledge, as well as the use of new technologies.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The young Ansari hopes his success will uplift more than just his family.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • All in all, Jones should have the power to uplift this shaky defense on his lonesome.
    — Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And that's to uplift everyone, not just yourself.
    — René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Pick Three Paige Williams on uplifting songs.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Despite the progress that has been made, the singer says a lot more work needs to be done to uplift women in today’s world.
    — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Adding or refreshing art in spaces can often uplift the lives of folks who use the spaces.
    — Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Who uplift others simply by making room.
    — Shelley Zalis, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • It is fueled by a desire to serve, to uplift and to create meaningful change.
    — Dr. Sharon H. Porter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • And uplifting the nation was just Temple’s first act!
    — Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Her clarity of thought and dogged focus on how to uplift people who need it most have stayed constant.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • White is keen to list the reasons why xAI will uplift Memphis.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
  • This is for the incredible army of women that surround and uplift me.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Your example uplifts everyone right now, so take the wheel!
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
  • This citrus scent will uplift your mood and those around you without overpowering the room.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2024
  • There are still uplifting achievements being made.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

uplift

2 of 2 noun
  • While a couple of games lost a frame or two, half of the titles saw some sort of uplift.
    — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 17 Mar. 2021
  • An uplift in results was not instant.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a surfeit of acting talent in them, and a dearth of uplift.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2022
  • By trying to cram in too many details of a long, shaggy saga, the busy show strains for uplift.
    — Misha Berson, Variety, 14 June 2022
  • For more than two years, Hong Kong has badly needed a source of uplift.
    — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The series is a little bit of uplift, which is always welcome.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The sheer uplift of that sequence is overwhelming.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some wells revealed a significant uplift in gas and oil flowrates.
    — Ian Palmer, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • The music was infused with heartache, loss, pain, but with a clear-eyed emotional uplift.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2021
  • Each is a crowd-pleasing staple of the moral-uplift canon — though not all are without footnotes.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Black banks have been held up as the secret to racial uplift since the end of the Civil War.
    — Victor Luckerson, Wired, 5 Oct. 2021
  • As healing takes time, survivors like him are embracing the uplift.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2023
  • This would help further a core goal of the duo to uplift and affirm Black hair in its many textures and forms.
    — Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Some uplift feels out of place when each day brings more disorienting tumult to our nation.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Brinkley’s three previous books on this theme lay the groundwork for a story of uplift.
    — Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Certain colors have even been shown to boost mood, so catching a glimpse of your nails in a bright hue can spark a subtle uplift.
    — Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Give your patio an instant uplift with these patio wall ideas that will add major function and style to your yard.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 19 May 2026
  • The uplift was driven by strong growth at Coach, which has excelled in recent quarters.
    — Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Fort Worth itself was badly in need of Christian uplift.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
  • The biggest uplift in defence spending since the Cold War.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
  • The very strong wind shear and strong uplift along the front is most likely to generate fast-moving lines that bow outward in spots.
    — Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2021
  • His record ascends to anthem status, a rallying cry of uplift that sweeps the island.
    — Nacey Watson Johnson, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2023
  • At least this is a case where the end credits, explaining what happened to everyone, earn their uplift.
    — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Obsession achieved outstanding uplift this weekend by far the best hold of the top titles.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 June 2026
  • The bank does not, however, see a similar uplift to the spirits market.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • Even so, Fearless’s concise melodic punch comes through—as does its blend of uplift and realism.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The energy excess, in turn, warms the atmosphere near the surface and promotes the uplift of air that can lead to dust storms.
    — Theo Nicitopoulos, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The décor is not meant to provide empty uplift but to undo some of the shame inflicted on patients by the outside world.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 13 July 2022
  • The sharing of stories that the Field School facilitates is a form of uplift.
    — Douglas Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2022
  • In the presence of these remnants of geologic uplift, now carved up by cold water and swathed with moss, one feels called to deeper truths.
    — Katharine Wilkinson, Time, 19 July 2021

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