How to Use stance in a Sentence

stance

noun
  • One of the main issues is the cowardly stance of the NHL.
    Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Stand in a staggered stance in the middle of the station.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Standing outside of the gray storm, above all the small trees—is this the right stance to take?
    Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
  • After this happens, traders need to wait for the RSI to pop above 30 to take a bullish stance.
    Nishant Pant, CNBC, 30 July 2024
  • But that could change quickly due to the Fed’s hawkish stance.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022
  • That stance is at odds with efforts in states across the country.
    Eddie Pells, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2022
  • The Collective isn’t the only group with a bullish stance.
    Robert Gray, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The world changed and so did the U.S. stance on the merits of the pact, not to mention global trade itself.
    Diane Brady, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Change begins with you, and having the courage to take a stance will prompt others to join you.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • As the World Cup drew closer, though, the hard-line stance started to soften.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But in the last year and a half, some workers say there has been a shift away from that proactive stance.
    Sarah Ellison, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The move illustrates the state's shift over the last decade to a tougher stance on immigrants.
    Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
  • While the focus on niche subcultures, like The Muppets, add to the silliness of the stance.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The uneven play led to most voters changing their stance on the top team in the country.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2022
  • On this play, LSU showed blitz with both linebackers in a rushing stance.
    Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • This is thanks, in large part, to the designer’s stance on neckwear: the bigger, the better.
    Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe the other person has a good reason for their stance; maybe not.
    Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Pro-life groups have been sharply critical of O'Rourke's stance on the issue.
    Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Billie has been open about her stance in the fight for reproductive rights in the past.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 21 July 2022
  • In the weeks since, Messick has doubled down on his initial stance.
    Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
  • Clearly, Ro has changed his stance based on pressure from the party.
    John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The county's stance has revived a dispute that could lead to a lawsuit.
    AZCentral.com, 31 Oct. 2022
  • That means that when golfers face an uneven stance on the screen, the swing plate will move under their feet to replicate the slope of the terrain.
    Shaun Tolson, Robb Report, 3 May 2022
  • Hoge looks at the dimensions of each steer, height and width, and pays special attention to the stance.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025
  • But by the time the X-Men arrive, the world might have a different stance on superheroes.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Oct. 2022
  • And this stance makes sense because of the demographic makeup of the NBA fan base.
    TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Rear taillights, borrowed from the Mercury Cougar, enhanced the car’s wide rear stance.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023
  • While in a split stance with one foot forward, bend both knees, lowering your body toward the floor.
    Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Pope Francis was a popular figure within and outside the Catholic Church, given his principles of austerity and altruism, as well as his outspoken stance on the evils of war and occupation.
    Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
  • After news organizations such as CBS started publishing lists of names, however, the government appeared to take a more deliberate stance.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 2 May 2025

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