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Example sentences for: upheld

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Philip upheld Portuguese autonomy, making no attempt to unite his two kingdoms.
Russia yesterday spearheaded a U.N. protest vote, supported by U.S. allies, that upheld the treaty's integrity.
The Supreme Court upheld his claim, and the government paid him $150,000 for it.
We upheld the law, reasoning that Congress had not discriminated against viewpoints on abortion, but had "merely chosen to fund one activity to the exclusion of the other."
French fans, having been accused of insufficient zeal, upheld the traditional World Cup post-championship traditions of screaming, yelling, mobbing streets, and causing traffic accidents.