standing at attention

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On the tarmac, standing at attention and saluting, were sailors in their dress whites and an honor guard in service dress blues and campaign hats.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

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

Before stepping out of an armored sedan, with members of the colorful Swiss Guard standing at attention, Biden removed his black mask.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

I raised my Head & saw two ranks of Redcoats standing at attention across the Channel, & their Scouts darting before them, crouched & scurrying like Jackals, with their white Gaiters flashing in the grasses.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson