shoot upright

Examples (10)

• The startled cat shot upright when the dog barked.
• He shot upright in bed, waking from a terrible nightmare.
• Hearing the alarm, the soldier shot upright instantly.
• She shot upright on the sofa as soon as the door opened.
• My eyes snapped open and I shot upright, gasping for air.
• The mechanism caused the target to shoot upright when hit.
• Don't shoot upright too quickly or you might get dizzy.
• At the sudden noise, the sleeping guard shot upright.
• The patient shot upright in the hospital bed, demanding to see a doctor.
• I watched him shoot upright from his crouching position.