standing at attention
Example Sentences
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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
“People are standing at attention and they want you to stand at attention, too, and forget the things around you. It’s impossible,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022
They were framed by their country’s flags, with the White House centered behind them, and two Marines standing at attention.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022
I reached up to a bookshelf and flipped my way through the books standing at attention.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
