stand up
Example Sentences
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Because when the U.S. made that goal stand up for a 1-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago, the Americans qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 40 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
“Are we going to be able to stand up from that?’
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
What does all this do to the good people who want to stand up and now feel that to go on the record in any investigation—in any prosecution ever—is to put themselves in the crosshairs?
From Slate • May 26, 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 started to stand up, but I couldn’t—I tilted.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles