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  • verb Present participle of upbear.

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Examples

  • She would have the solace of his embrace and of giving him her own upbearing love.

    The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989

  • The hood swelled into a pillowlike collar, upbearing his head as the rest of the garment floated his body.

    The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989

  • She would have the solace of his embrace and of giving him her own upbearing love.

    The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1988

  • Long did Arvel stand alone, upbearing the heaviness in his hand, while his thoughts surged to and fro.

    The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

  • Wings cruised on high, maybe upbearing brains that thought, maybe simple beasts of prey.

    A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1974

  • He threw a look to rear and saw retreat cut off by a set of legs upbearing a circular saw.

    A Circus of Hells Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1969

  • From before it one might gaze upon league upon league of sullen sea, stretching to where, far in the dim distance, lay the curve of the horizon upbearing the gray dome of the sky.

    A Fool There Was Porter Emerson Browne

  • The desk, upbearing broken bottles and a cluttered mess of paper, letter and debris of all description, was scratched and dented.

    A Fool There Was Porter Emerson Browne

  • Only the thought of eternal peace arose from this heaven-upbearing monument like incense, and, overflowing, filled the world with deep and holy calm.

    The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' John H. Williams

  • The "Veni" burst forth in an unrestrained upbearing of confident petition:

    The Rosary 1909

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