stand over
Example Sentences
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Additional officers stand over three other handcuffed men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
That needed "proper process", he said, so "the figures we are going to seek funding for are figures we can stand over".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Lawyer Keith Davidson concluded his testimony Thursday after spending nearly 6 1/2 hours on the stand over two days.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
Jay Batongbacal, director of the Manila-based Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea, said the joint patrol with the United States showed the Manila was making a stand over the South China Sea.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2023
She pushed him from her and moved to stand over her mother’s bed.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
