Examples of 'they stood up' in a sentence

Meaning of "they stood up"

They stood up: This phrase indicates that a group of people or individuals physically rose from a sitting or lying position to a standing position. It is a simple way to describe an action of standing, often used in narratives, descriptions, or recounting events

How to use "they stood up" in a sentence

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they stood up
They stood up and gave me an electrifying ovation.
I regret that they stood up but they did.
They stood up and told their story.
I liked the fact that they stood up.
And they stood up for their convictions.
Made me sit down and they stood up in front of me.
They stood up and left the classroom.
And with only with what they stood up in.
And they stood up and took notice.
He teased them until they stood up.
They stood up in the middle of the speech.
I really loved them because they stood up to the bouncers.
They stood up and helped one another.
All because they stood up.
They stood up and started to make plans.

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The entire family suffered as they stood up against injustice.
They stood up and they spoke out.
Then he blew breath upon them and they stood up.
Then they stood up to experience even more.
The crowd nodded before they stood up and left.
But they stood up against all that.
He said as they stood up.
They stood up and saluted the chief.
At least they stood up.
They stood up for me even then.
But on the second class they stood up and stomped out.
They stood up for what was right.
Young people describe a time when they stood up for others.
They stood up and fought it out.
Everyone remembers the first time they stood up on the board.
They stood up the second we came in.
They decided to take the latter course and they stood up.
They stood up to show me their sympathy and support.
Provide compensation to the workers who were fired because they stood up for their rights.
They stood up for the rights of their nation.
I ordered them to stand up, and they stood up.
They stood up and clapped so loud.
After the ruling, they stood up and cried.
They stood up because they were tired.
After he was again wounded, they stood up and surrendered.
They stood up at the cash register.
Indian batsmen were brilliant, they stood up to be counted.
They stood up for freedom in a country without freedom.
Like the first round, they stood up for a moment.
They stood up against to a brutal dictator.
Of civilized life, they stood up with two of our boatmen.
They stood up from their seats.
Soon, the members of the crowd were so excited that they stood up.
They stood up as the party of decency.
When they saw him arriving, they stood up and applauded him.

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