stood for
Example Sentences
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Chicken Boy stood for years atop the Chicken Boy fried-chicken restaurant on Broadway downtown, inspiring writer Art Fein to label him “L.A.’s Statue of Liberty.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
I’m trying to square this with Milligan because I actually thought that stood for something.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
A military band played and the room stood for the national anthem before a break for dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Joel Bodmer, 40, who stood for selection as Labour's candidate for the Croydon East constituency, has been charged with perverting the court of justice in relation to allegedly altering phone records.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
He stood for two, three seconds, staring at me and through me, knowing me, and I began to understand some of it then.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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