stand

Example Sentences

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It is now up to the courts to decide whether Gómez will stand trial.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Lee said cybersecurity companies CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks, which are two of the consortium of companies Anthropic is working with for the Mythos preview, stand to benefit from access to Mythos.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

When you see its humble ingredients, you will surely doubt how supremely special it is; it simply doesn’t stand to reason that such a modest list could become something so ambrosial.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

But we have to make sure that doesn’t stand in the way of our making progress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A shipment of men’s shoes had been announced by one of the department stores, and Nollie had determined to get Flip a pair “if I have to stand in line all day.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom