stand up
Example Sentences
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It has decided to stand up for its First Amendment rights and to push back.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
“But all these people have stood behind me and I’m going to stand up for them. I need to make sure they are made whole. I can’t walk away.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"People will win in the end. No authoritarian government can stand up to a united people -- and we are united," said another protester, 59-year-old chemist Irakli Nanadze.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
“Let’s stand up for congressional oversight as a unified Senate.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Then Alice would stand up and straighten her dress and pat her hair and carry the note in both hands out in front of her as if it was news from God.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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