stand firm

idiom

: to refuse to change a decision, position, etc.
The judge stood firm in her ruling.

Examples of stand firm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Environmental groups, for their part, are urging the Administration to stand firm. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023 Housing advocates, state lawmakers and developers have called on cities to expedite the construction process for apartments and on city leaders to stand firm against NIMBYism. The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024 Bhatia told others that the company was under intense pressure from the government, but other Apple executives stressed the need to stand firm, the two people familiar with the events said. Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023 Regardless of your typical attitude toward accountability, now is the time to stand firm and commit your energies to improving life for yourself. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2024 Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in meetings in Tel Aviv and across the Middle East, has sought to encourage Arab nations to set aside distrust of Israel to isolate Hamas and stand firm in the face of threats of violence from Lebanon’s paramilitary group Hezbollah and its staunch backer Iran. WSJ, 15 Oct. 2023 Rey stood next to him, wearing a trucker hat stamped with stand firm, a message from 1 Corinthians. Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024 The move prompted a separate group of actors to encourage the negotiating committee to stand firm. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023 The church should stand firm in its doctrines on matters like sexuality and the sacredness of the eucharist, rather than watering down its dogma in hopes of fitting in with the outside world’s values. Ruth Graham Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023

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“Stand firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20firm. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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