- present participle of stand.
standing
Example Sentences
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His sons Eric and Don Jr., who run his family business and manage the trust that collects his money, were standing in the background.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026
“The challenge is, can I keep standing long enough for someone to see me? It’s keeping an abundance mindset, not a scarcity mindset.”
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
For most of his career, Huang has seemed constitutionally incapable of standing still.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Coaches closed off Walker’s open batting stance and had him narrow his feet while standing at the plate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
The reality crystallizes for me, though, when Dad instructs us to take off our blindfolds and Debbie and Zara are standing in front of us.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing standing
Vocabulary of the Summer Olympics
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Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 3–4
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