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
Tim says the people of Merseyside must continue to make a stand against violent and gang crime in 2024.
From BBC • 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
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 have, in fact, a flow of language, and it requires a brave man to make a stand against it—and all the brave men are at the front just now.
From The World in Chains Some Aspects of War and Trade by Mavrogordato, John
