stand aside
Example Sentences
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He urged the court to stand aside and let a jury decide whether the officer’s actions were reasonable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
When you see armed and masked law enforcement coming for someone you care about, do you stand aside?
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
Asked about a Sunday Times report that Ms Abbott was among Labour MPs offered peerages by the party to stand aside, Ms Cooper replied: “I don’t know anything about that”.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said O’Neil, the home affairs minister, had directed Pezzullo to stand aside and he had agreed pending the investigation result.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
Anyone else would have been expelled, but he had the queen’s favor, and so the old guard had no choice but to stand aside and let him do his own work in his own way.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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