stand over

Example Sentences

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Casey Higgins sparred on the witness stand over what information the consulting firm provided to the councilman’s office about possible conflicts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

"I wouldn't be here if I couldn't stand over the programme," she said.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

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

“But I was still able to stand over a stove and cook this soup that had a lot of garlic and a lot of ginger,” she recalled during a phone interview from her Manhattan home.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2023

Other children come and stand over them and marvel, then gradually lose interest and conclude it is hopeless.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr