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