Examples of 'it stood' in a sentence
Meaning of "it stood"
The phrase 'it stood' is used to describe a situation or condition that remained unchanged or persistent over time. It implies that something continued to exist, endure, or be valid despite challenges, opposition, or changes in circumstances. The phrase is often used in narratives, historical accounts, or discussions to highlight the resilience, stability, or significance of a particular entity, idea, or phenomenon
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The language as it stood was actually quite flexible.
It stood ready to strengthen cooperation in those areas.
Perhaps in his mind it stood for innocence.
It stood outside the walls of the town.
I never knew what it stood for either.
It stood on an island at the mouth of the harbour.
The crater where it stood will be a monument.
It stood at three and then it skipped to two.
He was therefore in favour of retaining the text as it stood.
I thought it stood for magnetic resonance imaging.
He was therefore in favour of retaining the sentence as it stood.
It stood for five years with no controversy.
He felt that the paragraph was accurate as it stood.
It stood at the southeast edge of the village.
He would prefer the sentence to be left as it stood.
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It stood there for about seventy years.
He was therefore in favour of maintaining the recommendation as it stood.
There it stood for nearly a century unfinished.
It was not convinced by the tiered approach as it stood.
That it stood away from the pack.
That had not been done in the text as it stood.
It stood still unable to move for you.
They would hump a snake if it stood still.
So it stood to reason richie would want revenge.
He would prefer to retain the text as it stood.
By it stood two cruets of water and wine.
He was therefore unable to support the text as it stood.
It stood out to me because of the word deportation.
I only told you what it stood for.
It stood the test of time and still does.
The lease on the ground on which it stood.
It stood before him filling all space.
The last sentence should be retained as it stood.
It stood on the site of the current library.
You cared about what it stood for.
It stood for a long time for a reason.
Nor since then has it stood still.
In front of it stood a pair of sizeable comfortable chairs.
After the first shot it stood there.
There it stood now directly under my window.
We know exactly where it stood on the towers.
It stood and waited for them to enter.
You could not see a joke if it stood.
It stood much higher than the woods.
We shall never know in what century it stood.
It stood on shaky legs that barely supported it.
I will never forget how it stood there.
It stood up and followed her to the door.
Of many conflicts simply because of where it stood.
From then it stood as an open garden area.
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