come upright
Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words
to move into a vertical position
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Examples (10)
- Slowly the boat came upright after the massive wave passed.
- The diver gasped for air as he came upright in the water.
- She struggled to come upright on the slippery ice.
- With a mechanical whir, the robot came upright.
- The fallen tree slowly came upright as the tension was released.
- He managed to come upright despite the heavy winds.
- After the crash, the vehicle miraculously came upright on its wheels.
- You need to engage your core muscles to come upright.
- The capsule came upright after splashing down in the ocean.
- It took a lot of effort for the injured hiker to come upright.