stand
Example Sentences
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“This has got to stop, we can’t have a society that allows this to happen, we have got to make a stand, so please, no more,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
On Monday, Grossman’s husband, Dr. Peter Grossman, took the witness stand for a second day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Below around $360 a share on the common and preferred holds stand to get back less than $50 a share in three years.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The credibility of Iran's influence has always rested partly on the belief that it will stand behind its partners.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
I could not stand even long enough to get my food from the shelf in the door, and after an hour or so the plate was taken away untouched.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
