stand aside
phrasal verb
stood aside; standing aside; stands aside
1
: to move to the left or right with one step or a few small steps
Please stand aside and let me pass.
2
: to allow something to happen : to not try to stop someone from doing something
I'm not going to stand aside and watch you ruin your life.
Examples of stand aside in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
LeFleur began setting up a crime scene perimeter and instructed crew members to stand aside, the video shows.
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NBC News, 10 July 2024
That helps explain the party’s Great Freak-Out and why so many Democratic lawmakers desperately wish Biden would stand aside and abandon his reelection effort.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Biden could also simply stand aside, letting the party decide whom to nominate.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Four senior House Democrats added their voices to calls on Biden to stand aside last weekend, including Reps. Joe Morelle (D-NY), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), and Mark Takano (D-CA).
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 July 2024
The justices refused in December and again in February to stand aside and allow Smith to bring his case before a jury.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
As the group clears the area of walkers, Pearl barks at Michonne to stand aside, but when Pearl can’t move an RDIM, a wheeled explosive device, that is stuck in the mud Michonne takes it upon herself to move it into position despite Pearl’s orders to stand down.
—Leah Marilla Thomas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Lawyers for Honolulu urged the court to stand aside for now and wait, likely for several years, until there is a final verdict in its lawsuit.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
The police, which reported to Modi’s government, largely stood aside.
—Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2024
NBC News, 10 July 2024
That helps explain the party’s Great Freak-Out and why so many Democratic lawmakers desperately wish Biden would stand aside and abandon his reelection effort.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Biden could also simply stand aside, letting the party decide whom to nominate.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Four senior House Democrats added their voices to calls on Biden to stand aside last weekend, including Reps. Joe Morelle (D-NY), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), and Mark Takano (D-CA).
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 July 2024
The justices refused in December and again in February to stand aside and allow Smith to bring his case before a jury.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
As the group clears the area of walkers, Pearl barks at Michonne to stand aside, but when Pearl can’t move an RDIM, a wheeled explosive device, that is stuck in the mud Michonne takes it upon herself to move it into position despite Pearl’s orders to stand down.
—Leah Marilla Thomas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Lawyers for Honolulu urged the court to stand aside for now and wait, likely for several years, until there is a final verdict in its lawsuit.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
The police, which reported to Modi’s government, largely stood aside.
—Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Stand aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20aside. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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