Example sentences for: upholding

How can you use “upholding” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Yasser Arafat, having tried to show the Israelis he's serious about upholding his end of the just-concluded peace accords by arresting scores of Hamas members, is now, reports the WP , being threatened in a Hamas leaflet with violent retaliation.

  • The Los Angeles Times and Washington Post lead with Wednesday's Supreme Court decision upholding the limitation on the First Amendment rights of illegal immigrants imposed by the 1996 immigration reform law.

  • The Los Angeles Times and Washington Post off-lead Iowa and go instead with the Supreme Court's 6-3 upholding of dollar limits on political contributions, a story the NYT top-fronts.

  • that someone who breaks the law in not upholding and not telling the truth under oath and someone who obstructs justice does, in fact, threaten the republic" (Sen.

  • Many people, for instance, believe that all independent agencies (such as the FCC) are unconstitutional, and that the Supreme Court was mistaken in upholding this "fourth branch of government."


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