Examples of stand on in a Sentence
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The Greek goddess stands on a pedestal, holding a golden apple bestowed on her for her beauty — a classic ideal of beauty as old as, well, ancient Greece.
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Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Flowers stand on strong upright stems above a dense mound of foliage.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
The home, a 34-room Gothic Revival country estate now known as President Lincoln’s Cottage, stands on a 250-acre campus on the outskirts of the city and offers visitors the chance to experience the same view the Civil War-era president once admired.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Street vendors sold sweet corn and other Brazilian snacks, bottled water and caipirinhas, the popular Brazilian cocktail, but also toilet paper, deodorant and even bags of sand for concertgoers to stand on to get a better view of the stage set up opposite Copacabana Palace, a historic luxury hotel.
—CBS News, 3 May 2026
Street vendors sold sweet corn and other Brazilian snacks, bottled water and caipirinhas, the popular Brazilian cocktail, but also toilet paper, deodorant and even bags of sand for concertgoers to stand on to get a better view of the stage set up opposite Copacabana Palace, a historic luxury hotel.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Robinson is going to stand on business.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
The 11,000-square-foot home occupies a prominent position along Macy Channel, standing on a double lot of about two acres, with 240 feet of waterfront frontage.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Alonso stood on first base when Jeremiah Jackson hooked a fourth-inning double down the left-field line.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Flowers stand on strong upright stems above a dense mound of foliage.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
The home, a 34-room Gothic Revival country estate now known as President Lincoln’s Cottage, stands on a 250-acre campus on the outskirts of the city and offers visitors the chance to experience the same view the Civil War-era president once admired.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Street vendors sold sweet corn and other Brazilian snacks, bottled water and caipirinhas, the popular Brazilian cocktail, but also toilet paper, deodorant and even bags of sand for concertgoers to stand on to get a better view of the stage set up opposite Copacabana Palace, a historic luxury hotel.
—CBS News, 3 May 2026
Street vendors sold sweet corn and other Brazilian snacks, bottled water and caipirinhas, the popular Brazilian cocktail, but also toilet paper, deodorant and even bags of sand for concertgoers to stand on to get a better view of the stage set up opposite Copacabana Palace, a historic luxury hotel.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Robinson is going to stand on business.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
The 11,000-square-foot home occupies a prominent position along Macy Channel, standing on a double lot of about two acres, with 240 feet of waterfront frontage.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Alonso stood on first base when Jeremiah Jackson hooked a fourth-inning double down the left-field line.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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“Stand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20on. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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