How to Use stance in a Sentence

stance

noun
  • Quinn praised Hill’s square, strong stance against the run as well.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021
  • 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 city of Austin declined to take a stance on the bill in response to a question from the Statesman.
    — Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • 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
  • Has the business with Grady softened their stance on him at all?
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 20 June 2025
  • 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
  • As late as June 2014, Powell seemed wary of the Fed’s easy money stance.
    — Christopher Leonard, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • Torres had a narrow stance with a huge leg kick in eighth grade.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • 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 labels for the show are on the floor, prompting viewers to take the same downcast stance as the hooded figure.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The county's stance has revived a dispute that could lead to a lawsuit.
    — AZCentral.com, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The party especially suffered because of its stance on the consumption tax.
    — Mireya Solís, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
  • What To Know After the podcast aired, social media users accused Snoop of homophobia, prompting him to clarify his stance.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025

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