How to Use stand in a Sentence

stand

1 of 2 verb
  • She stood the ladder against the house.
  • All of the seats on the bus were taken so we had to stand.
  • We had to stand in line for over an hour.
  • A shovel and rake stood in the corner.
  • He was standing next to me.
  • He can stand using a cane.
  • She was standing near the window.
  • He was standing in a puddle of water.
  • The deer stood still, listening for danger.
  • Two bowling pins were left standing.
  • The stranger stands there, stunned.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
  • At the road stood a large café.
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • And the case does not stand alone.
    — Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Among all her roles, one stands apart.
    — Karla León, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Combs now stands at ninth among all artists.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Weak, dull hair doesn’t stand a chance.
    — Olivia Dubyak, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Read more from Anil on where things stand.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Michael Irvin – yet one stands above them all.
    — Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • Iran has stood that order on its head.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • That is where things stand today.
    — Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The machine guns stood right in front of him.
    — Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • There is no longer any neutral place to stand.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But one demand stands apart from the rest.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The crowd stood to applaud her, many in tears.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Its one-year fall now stands at more than 10%.
    — Sean Conlon,yun Li,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
  • And still, the dog attack stood apart.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Toothpaste residue does not stand a chance.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • See where your team stands ahead of the action.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2025
  • My son stood alone and looked up at the sky where his room had been.
    — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t just do something, stand there.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

stand

2 of 2 noun
  • The army is preparing to make a stand against the enemy.
  • We have display stands in many bookstores.
  • The team insured their victory with an impressive goal-line stand.
  • What books are on your night stand?
    — New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • There’s no need to spend a lot of time at these stands.
    — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
  • If two plants are the same height, put one on a plant stand.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Even hydrangeas from a farm stand.
    — Mark Seliger, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Where do Ebony and Coltrane stand?
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • This is where the people make their stand.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Users plug in the device and place their phone on a stand.
    — Ardian Wibisono, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Place a layer on a cake stand or plate, top-side down.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
  • So where does the rest of Big Tech stand?
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Those mics on stands tend to get in the way of a performer’s face.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Design your own plant stand that will let all of your green friends shine.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This is an ideal time to hang a stand and hunt it the very same day.
    — Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Somewhere each of us has got to make a stand against this kind of thing.
    — Jeff Chang september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • And Haase sent it into the left-field stands.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Mona Khalil’s son was killed by a drone on his way to a falafel stand.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • There's also a fun and cute stand to display him on.
    — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Speed bags can be mounted on the wall or attached to stands.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • At times that meant taking bold, public stands.
    — Cliff Brunt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Some lines were longer than others, like the birria tacos stand.
    — Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • Some lines were longer than others, like the birria tacos stand.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • That is where production stands, the source said.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That is where production stands, the source said.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
  • That moment didn’t end at the lemonade stand.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Most common lawn weeds cannot compete with a healthy stand of grass.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The size of your target will dictate which archery stand is best for you.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • Inside the main building, a large glass globe was perched on a steel stand.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • If so, why not take an old pair of jeans and use one leg to make a mobile phone stand.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026

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