standing at attention
Example Sentences
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Friends knew their old neighbor was home, still corresponding, because the flag on her mailbox seemed always to be standing at attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025
The officer remained standing at attention during the ceremony and did not react.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2023
The lawsuit describes the academy as operating in a “vertical structure,” like the military, and says recruits are expected to respect their TAC officer, including standing at attention when the officer enters a room.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023
For example, in the photograph shown in Figure 1.4 of a critter standing at attention, the author of the text conveys anxiousness.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
The maid stayed behind, standing at attention near the open doorway.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
