stand off
Example Sentences
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But an 84-run stand off just 47 deliveries for the seventh wicket between Cole McConchie and Santner enabled them to set a tricky target on a turning pitch.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
He bought pies from a fruit stand off Interstate 80 between San Francisco and Sacramento and delivered them as apologies to targets of his rants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
Head, who recovered from fractured thumb, and David Warner smashed New Zealand pace bowlers with an aggressive 175-run opening wicket stand off 117 balls.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
In a sudden about turn on Sunday, Macron said France's 1,500 counter-terrorism troops would finally withdraw from its former colony after a two-month stand off since a military coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
He has a long line of customers waiting to get their shoes, so I stand off to the side and wait for him to be done.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
