take a stand
idiom
: to express one's opinion
It's time for you to take a stand and tell them that things need to change.
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President Joe Biden was correct to take a stand against Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
Consider this an open invitation to any business leader and citizen to take a stand with us.
—Ryan Gellert, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award, Fonda used the time to call her fellow actors to take a stand against the Trump administration and to face the political moment head-on.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
Fairley, currently a professor from practice at the University of Chicago Law School, said that now is the moment to take a stand.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
Consider this an open invitation to any business leader and citizen to take a stand with us.
—Ryan Gellert, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award, Fonda used the time to call her fellow actors to take a stand against the Trump administration and to face the political moment head-on.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
Fairley, currently a professor from practice at the University of Chicago Law School, said that now is the moment to take a stand.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for take a stand
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“Take a stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20stand. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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