stand behind
Example Sentences
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"If you did indeed make these vile and defamatory statements, stand behind them," he said in a new post on X. "If you did not make them, deny it."
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Healey warned the prime minister he'd have to quit if nothing changed, saying, "As it is, I can't stand behind this – and I would have to resign".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
“I believe in this deeply. I stand behind it. I stand for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Che had to stand behind the Michael Jackson biopic that conspicuously leaves out much of the pop star’s life after the 1980s.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
The girls stand behind me protectively, like backup dancers.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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