How to Use standing in a Sentence

standing

1 of 2 adjective

• Start the exercise in a standing position.
• The standing offer for the computer system is $1,499.
• Our standing height is not great.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
• Then he was helped off the stage to a standing ovation.
  — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• The fans are running out of standing room.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
• Her talk earned one of the rare standing ovations of the day.
  — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023
• Lemon stood up as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
  — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 1 Feb. 2026
• Kids cheered, some adults gasped and there was a standing ovation.
  — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
• Their peers gave them a standing ovation.
  — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
• Klum praised the duo, who earned a standing ovation from the judges, for their thrilling act.
  — USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
• Keep the pool filled with a few inches of standing water at all times.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
• The fans, many of them rooting for the home team, gave him a standing ovation.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2022
• The theater gave him a standing ovation.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
• Now that’s worthy of a standing ovation.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
• Mass is often a standing-room affair.
  — Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
• Fans gave a standing ovation as the trio walked off the field together.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
• Reif said cleanup crews have removed most of the standing pool of oil that was on the surface of the soil.
  — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• Sol Ruca hit a standing moonsault for a two-count.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
• Wild standing ovation for the actor who has had a number of films here over the years.
  — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
• If a film is good, the standing ovation can go on for what feels like an eternity.
  — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
• Doing this will take up more standing space and block people from passing.
  — Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
• The next time Monday came up to bat, the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
• Russell was greeted with a standing ovation that brought him to tears.
  — Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2022
• Amid tears and a standing ovation, Ralph then addressed the crowd.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022
• Sabres fans stuck around to give the team a standing ovation as the players skated off the ice.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
• The line received a standing ovation.
  — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
• Put on your white boots and let’s wade through this inspection with quite a bit of standing water.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
• The comment drew a standing ovation on both sides of the aisle, and some laughs among Democrats.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
• Cohen replied to the star, before giving her a high five and a standing ovation.
  — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
• And that audience of actors stood and gave him a standing ovation.
  — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025

standing

2 of 2 noun

• They're in first place in the current standings.
• They've won five games in a row and are starting to move up in the standings.
• Pat his knee and move to standing.
  — Rachel McRady, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• That’s your top three teams in the standings.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
• Keep the weight of your body in your heels and press back to standing.
  — Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
• The show has no standing set and no control booth.
  — Randee Dawn, Variety, 26 May 2026
• Does this mean the standings will finish this way?
  — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
• The space was filled to standing room only.
  — Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
• For now, those doubts have done little to dent her standing.
  — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
• Press through your front foot to return to standing.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 15 June 2026
• Our standing in the world is weakened.
  — ABC News, 21 June 2026
• Cannes loved it — a nine-minute standing ovation.
  — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
• Gujarat moved to fifth in the standings with its fourth win in eight games.
  — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
• The swing flipped the Pool D standings with it.
  — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
• Your account must be open and in good standing when the cash bonus is paid.
  — Dan Avery, CNBC, 14 July 2026
• If your child is too small for hands-free standing, use a high chair instead.
  — Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
• For those who spend hours at a standing desk, your knees and feet may not forgive you.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
• For those who spend hours at a standing desk, your knees and feet may not forgive you.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
• There are plenty of places where standing is going to be a no-go.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
• Their ascendant depth is a big cause for the climb up the standings.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
• Ellis dismissed part of the case for lack of standing.
  — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
• Now, his standing as a top-five player in the league is secure.
  — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Dec. 2023
• Each of these games will impact the playoff standings in each league.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
• None of this will be obvious in the standings.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
• And that starts with beating teams that rank lower than them in the standings.
  — Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
• The Wild missed a chance that night to match the Stars in the standings.
  — CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
• Hold it for 2-3 seconds, then rise back to standing.
  — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
• Then, rise to a standing position, and bring your arms down to your sides.
  — Min-Ja Lee, Health, 3 July 2023
• Sporting must pass at least four teams in the standings to earn a playoff spot.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
• That 10-goal swing explains most of the standings drop.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026