stand over
Example Sentences
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“You could be having dinner or breakfast, whatever, and people will come over and stand over you and talk to you,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025
Mr Swann said on Thursday he "could not stand over the implementation of cuts on this scale".
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024
Jay Batongbacal, director of the Manila-based Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea, said the joint patrol with the United States showed the Manila was making a stand over the South China Sea.
From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2023
And, after they make out in front of that audience, she tells him, “You’re mine forever. Now go stand over there.”
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2023
Before they could exchange words, though, Jackson had come charging down the aisle to stand over Kate.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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