Example sentences for: upstanding

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

  • "Here you had the most wholesome, upstanding media you can imagine, and meanwhile offstage is the most mechanized bloodbath in history," he said.

  • Conclusion: Babbitt is a fine, upstanding man caught in an inconsequential transgression.

  • I like to think of myself as a responsible, upstanding guy (even though I sell advertising for Slate ). So it was a bit of a shock yesterday to find myself detained as a suspect during a manhunt for a killer.

  • This book has the unintended effect of exposing the unappealing side of the school-choice crusade: The ideal parent of these pages does not remind me much of an upstanding, civic-minded citizen--the kind of patriot Bennett presumably admires.

  • A single keystroke will give you the book, drain your bank account of five shiny quarters, and leave you feeling like an honest, upstanding citizen.


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