can't stand
Example Sentences
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"I can't carry petrol because what if it catches fire? If I can't stand up, I'll get badly burned," he says.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
If you can’t stand the heat, better get out of the market’s kitchen.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
But as I was standing up, I heard a man say, “You can’t stand up.”
From Slate • May 19, 2026
“It doesn’t have to be: OK, you can’t touch the tree, or, we’re going to whack the tree back so much that you can’t stand to look at it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Sometimes—and I know it doesn’t last for anything more than a second—sometimes there can be perfect understanding between two people who can’t stand each other.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
