can't stand
Example Sentences
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"I can't stand her anymore… I just had a fight and said I can't stand it and I left," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
It can’t stand in a classroom and check that everyone understands the assignment.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
“You can’t stand still. So you take a step, not knowing if the ground will be perfectly firm,” Frederico said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
In his 2012 autobiography, "American Son," Rubio wrote, "I can't stand to hear immigrants described in terms more appropriate to a plague of locusts than human beings."
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
"I don't care. I can't stand the sight of him," said Aravis.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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