Examples of 'stood their ground' in a sentence

Meaning of "stood their ground"

stood their ground - This phrase describes a situation in which someone remains firm, resolute, or steadfast in their position, especially in the face of opposition or pressure to change their stance

How to use "stood their ground" in a sentence

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stood their ground
Drag queens stood their ground at stonewall.
But many local authority leaders stood their ground.
The witnesses stood their ground and testified.
The college administration has so far stood their ground.
They stood their ground.
My lips just sort of stood their ground.
Some stood their ground.
The defense once again stood their ground.
The regulars stood their ground with some of the militia.
Before the king they stood their ground.
They stood their ground and sent him back to cut nine minutes.
And there they stood their ground.
They just stood their ground and peacefully protested on behalf of their issue.
I am amazed that they have stood their ground so far.
However, they stood their ground and continued peacefully demonstrating.

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These are the men who stood their ground.
Moreover, the FDA stood their ground that the use of aspartame is safe.
Every single man or woman who has stood their ground.
These ladies stood their ground And won.
I finally realized why these people remained here and stood their ground.
The only one that stood their ground with me was Stevie.
During four days of fighting the Budapest revolutionaries stood their ground.
The Israeli tanks stood their ground and were knocked out one by one.
The trick did not work and the Persian horse stood their ground.
They should have stood their ground and let the DHS shut down.
The President of the Republic and the politicians of the opposition have stood their ground.
But the Trodys stood their ground.
Many residents felt intimidated by the cowboys, but some firmly stood their ground.
The NIA stood their ground.
They knew they would not fight, so they stood their ground.
The Australian infantry had stood their ground and pinned down the German infantry.
When the mobs came, these two men stood their ground.
For the first time, they had stood their ground against helicopters and armored vehicles.
Both men mobilised, they rallied their people to take a stand, they stood their ground.
They courageously stood their ground as Ashoka 's army besieged the city.
Why our forefathers and fore… drag queens stood their ground at stonewall.
These ladies stood their ground And won And I salute them, every one.
But the Allied forces stood their ground.
Still, employees stood their ground and fought for the company 's survival.
Needing a stop, the Giants stood their ground.
Mississippi authors have long stood their ground in the South 's competitive literary landscape.
Like the people of Peru, those people stood their ground.
However, the Debnath family stood their ground and refused to leave their ancestral property.
Yet, in spite of a lack of ammunitions, the American soldiers stood their ground.
But the environmental activists stood their ground and Notre-Dame-des-Landes became a symbol of resistance.
The Alemanni were overwhelmed by the Roman legionaries, though they stood their ground bravely.
Cranmer and Ridley stood their ground.
Enduring concentrated German artillery fire and Luftwaffe strafing and bombs, the French stood their ground.
They would not give up, but stood their ground stoutly.
Although some American units wavered, they were rallied by Ripley and stood their ground.

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