Examples of stand on in a Sentence
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Walk past the usual long line for Holbox and head straight for the Komal stand on the northern side of the building for Fátima Juárez’s heirloom corn tortillas.
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Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Ahmad Lahham, 48, waved the yellow Hezbollah flag standing on a mountain of rubble that used to be his apartment building, which had also housed a branch of Hezbollah’s financial arm, Al-Qard Al-Hassan.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
In January 2024, Tera fainted at home and couldn’t stand on her own.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2026
Before the film began, Cucinelli stood on stage and addressed a black-tie audience packed with media titans celebrity admirers, many of whom were wearing his clothes, the couture equivalent of wearing a rock band’s T-shirt to the concert.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Imagine standing on perfectly dry ground, looking ahead and watching a solid curtain of rain marching directly toward you with a razor-sharp edge between wet and dry.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Imagine standing on perfectly dry ground and watching a solid curtain of water advance toward you like something out of a movie.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The same officer then stands on the back of the suspect’s knee to immobilize him.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Israel and the United States armed forces stand on the side of democratic values — protecting civilians, defending sovereignty and confronting those who use terror as a strategy.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Ahmad Lahham, 48, waved the yellow Hezbollah flag standing on a mountain of rubble that used to be his apartment building, which had also housed a branch of Hezbollah’s financial arm, Al-Qard Al-Hassan.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
In January 2024, Tera fainted at home and couldn’t stand on her own.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2026
Before the film began, Cucinelli stood on stage and addressed a black-tie audience packed with media titans celebrity admirers, many of whom were wearing his clothes, the couture equivalent of wearing a rock band’s T-shirt to the concert.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Imagine standing on perfectly dry ground, looking ahead and watching a solid curtain of rain marching directly toward you with a razor-sharp edge between wet and dry.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Imagine standing on perfectly dry ground and watching a solid curtain of water advance toward you like something out of a movie.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The same officer then stands on the back of the suspect’s knee to immobilize him.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Israel and the United States armed forces stand on the side of democratic values — protecting civilians, defending sovereignty and confronting those who use terror as a strategy.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Stand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20on. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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