How to Use take a stand in a Sentence

take a stand

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• But there are times when the only thing left to do is take a stand.
  — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
• Young has been known to take a stand using access to his music.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
• This time, the poster decided to take a stand on his wife’s behalf.
  — Ashley Vega, People.com, 24 June 2025
• Wagner picked up a garden hose to take a stand against the flames himself.
  — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Or whether employees from red states even want their employers to take a stand.
  — New York Times, 7 May 2022
• But the case is likely to increase pressure on the high court, as well as state courts, to take a stand.
  — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• That set the stage for the convention, at which moderates planned to take a stand.
  — Marsha E. Barrett / Made By History, TIME, 15 July 2024
• The lengthy mobilizations with no clear end in sight have led a growing group of women to take a stand.
  — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024
• Fat Joe is the latest to take a stand against the lack of price transparency in healthcare.
  — Jade Gomez, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
• Sweeney, who wore a Marine veteran's hat, beseeched the group to take a stand.
  — The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
• To take a stand at this World Cup has become an act of subversiveness.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022
• That didn't sit right with us since, from the beginning, it's always been our value to take a stand against the tampon tax.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2023
• Instead, governments around the world should take a stand on this matter of principle.
  — Lobsang Sangay, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2023
• Whalen recalled a particular moment where Drew stepped in to take a stand.
  — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
• One company promising to take a stand against these fraudsters is Bureau.
  — David Prosser, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
• Surveys show that a large majority of young people want brands to take a stand on social issues.
  — Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
• He was chastised by members of Congress for refusing to take a stand on the matter.
  — Meredith Kile, People.com, 14 May 2025
• Time will tell whether equity ownership is an issue over which players are prepared to take a stand.
  — Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• Our obligation as leaders is to take a stand on issues of social magnitude.
  — Ziv Biron, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
• The marathon aims to raise awareness about mental illness and addiction and take a stand against mental health stigmas.
  — Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
• The beleaguered Boston City Council is not afraid to take a stand.
  — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025
• Fence-sitting nations are being cajoled and pressured to take a stand against Moscow.
  — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
• But she also has been criticized as too cautious and unwilling to take a stand on hot-button issues.
  — Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
• The rest of you can have him, because Black people need someone who is going to take a stand when the rest of us are under attack.
  — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
• These artists transform garbage into garb to take a stand 4 eco-friendly ways to keep pests out of your yard Forests as 'carbon offsets'?
  — Environment, 10 May 2022
• Stocktonians are coming together to take a stand against the violence in their city.
  — Tori Apodaca, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
• Now, teachers at Cincinnati Public Schools are calling on their leaders to take a stand.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
• But when those voices rise, there must be someone in the boardroom to take a stand and carry that influence forward in a different way.
  — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
• Netanyahu declined for several weeks to take a stand on Ben Gvir’s proposals.
  — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
• Why wouldn’t the United States take a stand for one of the movement’s representatives?
  — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2023