Examples of stand on in a Sentence
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At the close of the past two Oyster World Rallies, Richard and Ali Hadida stood on the dock in Antigua’s English Harbour, welcoming home a small armada.
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Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Let stand on baking sheet until set, about 5 minutes.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Shortly before midnight, the victim was standing on a CTA platform in the 500 block of North State Street when he was approached by an unknown male who pulled out a sharp object and attacked him, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
This song needs to stand on its own as a K-pop banger.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The brick building, from 2018, stood on a corner lot about one mile down the street from the boys’ school.
—Carisa Crawford Chappell, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
About a mile away, the agent who shot her was standing on the side of the road with a group of other agents.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
This may be a weird year to stand on this soapbox.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2026
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Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Let stand on baking sheet until set, about 5 minutes.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Shortly before midnight, the victim was standing on a CTA platform in the 500 block of North State Street when he was approached by an unknown male who pulled out a sharp object and attacked him, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
This song needs to stand on its own as a K-pop banger.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The brick building, from 2018, stood on a corner lot about one mile down the street from the boys’ school.
—Carisa Crawford Chappell, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
About a mile away, the agent who shot her was standing on the side of the road with a group of other agents.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
This may be a weird year to stand on this soapbox.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Stand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20on. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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