Her uprighteousness often made conversations awkward, because she could not tolerate even minor compromises.

He lined up the kicker and watched nervously as the ball sailed through the uprights.

After the storm, the volunteers uprighted the fallen sign so everyone could find the park.

The technician was uprighting the fallen statue before the ceremony began.

The music school bought several upright pianos for the practice rooms.

She practiced Chopin on the old upright piano until the neighbors asked her to stop.

She sat bolt upright in bed when she heard the noise.

The museum's new sculpture, titled Upright Man, stood silently in the center of the gallery.

At the club, the upright bassist laid down a steady groove that held the whole band together.

The jazz club's warm, dimly lit corner was filled with the resonant tones of two upright basses.