stick up for
Example Sentences
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Dear Carolyn: When is it reasonable to expect a sibling to stick up for the family to a partner?
From Washington Post
Perhaps it’s Perry’s willingness to stick up for himself, and by extension his clients — guilty or not, they’re the victims of vituperative racism among the city’s chattering class — that revs her engine.
From New York Times
In the end, the undoubtedly talented coach had no-one at the highest level to stick up for him.
From BBC
Upset: After warning about the hazards and dangers of children running “free range” at other people’s homes, I did stick up for these parents.
From Washington Post
The divorce has been — again, your words — “very difficult for them,” yet you are putting a great deal of pressure on them by boycotting their events and forcing them to stick up for you.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.