Examples of 'stood' in a sentence
Meaning of "stood"
Stand (verb): To support oneself on the feet in an upright position. It can also mean to remain in a particular place or position without moving, or to take a firm position on an issue
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- simple past tense and past participle of stand
How to use "stood" in a sentence
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You stood up for what you believe in.
The other ones stood over there.
I stood watch while you armed yourself.
This church stood empty for years.
I stood next to her and heard her.
Only that two stood against many.
We stood up and parted ways from them.
Polonium must have stood out as unusual.
We stood for soccer and not politics.
But what you did stood for something.
He stood here observing his grizzly handiwork.
So the auction house stood to make a killing.
We stood under it and looked at the stars.
You alone have stood up to their gods.
We stood by you after everything that happened.
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I could not have stood it much longer.
Who stood by his promise when he said.
I would have been stood here all night.
Otis stood on good terms with him.
We need to know where our shooter stood.
And you stood there like a lump.
I have to be a little protective after he stood us up tonight.
House has stood empty too long.
Stood by his side and miracle of miracles.
Your sister stood me up the other night.
A thousand years this city has stood.
Anyone that stood up to him ended up dead.
The international community stood ready to help.
Iceland stood ready to play its part.
Our solicitor said he stood a fair chance.
As they stood side by side at city hall.
I oughta have you stood up and shot.
Indonesia stood ready to contribute to that process.
And the shooter stood right here.
I have stood in the gallery and watched.
A pale young man stood next to him.
I stood there staring at the thing forever.
He must have stood here for a minute.
I stood up to my mom and sent her on a vacation.
The language as it stood was actually quite flexible.
I stood by the stream and kept quiet.
The comrades stood against the bars.
I stood a better chance with them coyotes.
The original stood the test of infamy.
This is where the bell tower stood.
I wish we had stood by him when he was on trial.
He was therefore in favour of retaining the text as it stood.
I have stood over death with her.
On my wedding night he came and stood by my bed.
And you stood godfather to our baby.
