how things stand

Example Sentences

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They too are pretty comfortable with how things stand between themselves and the Scottish government, particularly when it comes to the constitution.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2023

Here’s how things stand for the Rams heading into Sunday’s matchup:

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2022

Yet given how things stand, we should be concerned with what happens when we do not.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022

He’s now -7, and we might as well remind ourselves how things stand at the top before it all gets going during the next hour.

From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2021

Other plans we cannot make, for we know not yet how things stand upon the field.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien