stand on
verb
stood on; standing on; stands on
1
: to depend on
2
: to insist on
never stands on ceremony
Examples of stand on in a Sentence
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The evening before the Sundance Film Festival kicked off its final appearance in Utah, Amy Redford stood on a temporary stage in a temporary gathering space and addressed a roomful of people.
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Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Muther stands on street corners all over, from Arkansas and Oklahoma to all over Kansas and Missouri.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
The hotel has been standing on the same five beachfront acres for more than a century.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
Don't stand on legal technicalities.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
After the game, Vrabel stood on a stage as the Patriots received the Lamar Hunt Trophy, their trip to the Super Bowl secured.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
An observer, with a capital O, with hard hands, is somebody that stands on the corner of their community and blows the whistle and makes a noise.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
In Queens Village, bus riders trying to get to work were forced to stand on busy Jamaica Avenue to wait.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The 6-foot-3 former guard grabbed a chair to stand on and spent the next three minutes fixing the issue.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Muther stands on street corners all over, from Arkansas and Oklahoma to all over Kansas and Missouri.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
The hotel has been standing on the same five beachfront acres for more than a century.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
Don't stand on legal technicalities.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
After the game, Vrabel stood on a stage as the Patriots received the Lamar Hunt Trophy, their trip to the Super Bowl secured.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
An observer, with a capital O, with hard hands, is somebody that stands on the corner of their community and blows the whistle and makes a noise.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
In Queens Village, bus riders trying to get to work were forced to stand on busy Jamaica Avenue to wait.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The 6-foot-3 former guard grabbed a chair to stand on and spent the next three minutes fixing the issue.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Stand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20on. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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