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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Across the street from Hamburguesas El Gordo, a Mexican street food spot on Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, a 29-year-old arborist stood on a corner Wednesday morning wearing a black hooded jacket under a reflective vest and an orange whistle on a string around his neck.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
These days, Salt-N-Pepa and Spinderella seem to enjoy standing on steady ground.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, New England coach Mike Vrabel stands on the brink of history, with a chance to become the first person to win a Super Bowl as both a player and a head coach for the same franchise.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Fresh off a plane and finally inside the Toyota Center with a new cast of characters, Coby White stood on the baseline while the activity buzzed around him.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Today’s Afrobeats may be more melodic, more digital, and more commercial, but its global confidence stands on foundations Fela helped lay.
—Obi Asika, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
In the video posted on social media, a woman standing on a chair removes her sneaker and throws it across the room at a child crawling on the ground.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Nuñez joined DeSantis for the unveiling, with the two standing on opposite sides of the covered statue before the shroud fell away.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Now, as her son stands on the threshold of fatherhood himself, what was once buried becomes urgent.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
These days, Salt-N-Pepa and Spinderella seem to enjoy standing on steady ground.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, New England coach Mike Vrabel stands on the brink of history, with a chance to become the first person to win a Super Bowl as both a player and a head coach for the same franchise.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Fresh off a plane and finally inside the Toyota Center with a new cast of characters, Coby White stood on the baseline while the activity buzzed around him.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Today’s Afrobeats may be more melodic, more digital, and more commercial, but its global confidence stands on foundations Fela helped lay.
—Obi Asika, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
In the video posted on social media, a woman standing on a chair removes her sneaker and throws it across the room at a child crawling on the ground.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Nuñez joined DeSantis for the unveiling, with the two standing on opposite sides of the covered statue before the shroud fell away.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Now, as her son stands on the threshold of fatherhood himself, what was once buried becomes urgent.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Stand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20on. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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