She saw the man in the corner respond to the name with a slow upward motion of the head; then heard him sigh.

To his surprise, the upward motion lifted him gently off the floor.

It had the brightness of flame, but was without its upward motion.

Perhaps the most important thing to bear in mind," the doctor called, "is not to create too much of an upward motion.

It was much better than the standing, upward motion of the shaft.

This upward motion causes lowered pressure along the cold front.

I was also pinned to the seat by our upward motion.

Making an upward motion with your hands, you direct the monkey to climb higher.

With one upward motion, the face raised into the moonlight.

It is usually used only lightly, in an upward motion.