Examples of upstanding in a Sentence
upstanding members of the community
a fine, upstanding woman who deserves to be nominated to the state's highest court
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Tim Ratliff goes from upstanding businessman and dad to raging benzo addict over the course of approximately six days.
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Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
While the list was not official university policy, the message was clear: To be an upstanding Stanford citizen, these lines ought not be crossed.
—Suzanne Nossel, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
Our objective is to cultivate a movement that’s capable of persuading as many Americans as possible to support sane, rational, and morally upstanding policy.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
Well, if not the show, then at least all the people in it, all the people surrounding it, the fine, upstanding barbers of Charleston, and just the whole culture of reality television.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
While the list was not official university policy, the message was clear: To be an upstanding Stanford citizen, these lines ought not be crossed.
—Suzanne Nossel, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
Our objective is to cultivate a movement that’s capable of persuading as many Americans as possible to support sane, rational, and morally upstanding policy.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
Well, if not the show, then at least all the people in it, all the people surrounding it, the fine, upstanding barbers of Charleston, and just the whole culture of reality television.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Upstanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upstanding. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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upstanding
adjective
up·stand·ing
ˌəp-ˈstan-diŋ 
ˈəp-ˌstan-
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