How to Use stand for in a Sentence

stand for

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  • If your brand doesn’t clearly stand for something, consumers will find one that does.
    — Chris Fosdick, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Many attendees sat on wet grass, while others stayed standing for the remainder of the show.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Stagger director terms so only a third stand for election each year, which blocks a single-cycle takeover.
    — Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Arrange on a plate, sprinkle generously with kosher salt and let stand for 10 minutes.
    — Laura McLively, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
  • As consumers gain visibility into what companies stand for, those values become a source of trust or tension.
    — Chris Fosdick, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Stopping For Lemonade Stands Pausing at a neighborhood lemonade stand for a glass of the good stuff is a must in the summertime.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • Michael Olise only needs to create one more goal to equal a feat that has stood for 56 years, and which is currently held by Pele, arguably the greatest player of them all.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • In this case, OMB stands for the White House Office of Management and Budget.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The presidential election is scheduled on April 18 and May 2 to choose who will succeed Macron, who can't stand for a third consecutive term.
    — ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • In May 2026 Everlane was acquired by ultra-fast-fashion giant Shein, the antithesis of everything the brand stood for.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • As such, the stadium and ensuing further reimagination of the area upon which Kansas City was founded and later left to ruin for decades stands for more yet than being purpose-built for a women’s team.
    — Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • And again, that stands for Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 1 July 2026
  • Crisis and renewal are strictly a matter of marketing now, a fiction that permanently assigns the Democrats the role of technocrats managing national decline while Republicans get to stand for muscular optimism and economic expansion.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Splash also hosts a program in collaboration with the Sacramento Area Sewer District called Project AWE, which stands for agriculture, water, energy and the environment.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
  • So now there’s something being debated called the REPAIR Act, and that stands for Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair, okay?
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 1 July 2026
  • Stark’s record for the most goals scored in a single season — 70 across 46 appearances for Bethlehem Steel in the 1924-25 season — stood for 87 years until it was broken in 2012 by a guy by the name of Lionel Messi.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Wang is also one of the 10 designers selected for Kering’s new initiative in China dubbed CRAFT, which stands for Creative Residency for Artisanship, Fashion and Technology, following a LVMH Prize nomination in 2016.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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