upstanding members of the community
a fine, upstanding woman who deserves to be nominated to the state's highest court
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Even so, the desire for accountability, for an upstanding game, was consistent with Vincent’s vision.—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025 These folks are kind, upstanding, American citizens and should be celebrated!—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 Even the most upstanding, compliant advisor can suffer catastrophic damage if a malicious or uninformed post makes it to the top of the search results.—Chad Angle, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 Julia is married to an older, upstanding, deeply Catholic and closeted man named Michael, who is bedridden with rheumatism.—Mary Marge Locker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for upstanding
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of upstanding was
before the 12th century
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