stand up
Example Sentences
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It has decided to stand up for its First Amendment rights and to push back.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
“Are we going to be able to stand up from that?’
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Brinkema barred the justice department from taking any steps to stand up or operate the fund - including processing or dispersing claims - until a preliminary hearing on 12 June.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
"People will win in the end. No authoritarian government can stand up to a united people -- and we are united," said another protester, 59-year-old chemist Irakli Nanadze.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
I take a deep breath and stand up straight again.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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