stand firm
idiom
: to refuse to change a decision, position, etc.
The judge stood firm in her ruling.
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This is an opportunity to stand firm as a leader, navigating important discussions with higher-ups, while still holding onto your integrity.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
But stripping also taught me how to stand firm in the face of that.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Instead, stand firm and push through this discomfort into the next, new chapter of your life.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
It will be secured by men and women of courage who stand firm in the truth, by families that live in faith, by communities that choose virtue over chaos.
—Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
But stripping also taught me how to stand firm in the face of that.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Instead, stand firm and push through this discomfort into the next, new chapter of your life.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
It will be secured by men and women of courage who stand firm in the truth, by families that live in faith, by communities that choose virtue over chaos.
—Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stand firm
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“Stand firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20firm. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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