make a stand against
Example Sentences
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Robert Hanus, another of the vigil’s attendees said, that everybody should come together to make a stand against the attack.
From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023
“We have to make a stand against exploitative publishers and speak up about this to stop things like this from happening again in the future,” Mojiken said.
From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2022
The move will come three weeks after Swansea City turned off their social media accounts for a week to make a stand against abuse following a number of their players being targeted.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2021
Nicht Mit Uns – or Not With Us – has been organised by Muslim activists in Cologne to make a stand against acts of terror and violence carried out in the name of Islam.
From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2017
They had still to show what strength lay in their spiritual ideal of a nation's life to subdue the minds of their invaders, and to make a stand against their organised force.
From Irish Nationality by Green, Alice Stopford
