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How to use stand in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Stand means to support oneself on the feet in an erect position. Example: “Here I stand, wondering what to do next.”

Examples of stand by meaning

verbTo support oneself on the feet in an erect position.

  • Here I stand, wondering what to do next.
  • I can't reach the ceiling. Get me a chair to stand on.

verbTo rise to one’s feet; to stand up.

  • Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.

verbTo remain motionless.

  • Do not leave your car standing in the road.
  • He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC

verbTo place in an upright or standing position.

  • He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.

verbTo occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.

  • Paris stands on the Seine.
  • Las Vegas police say the number of people injured now stands at 515.2017 October 2, "Las Vegas shooting: At least 58 dead at Mandalay Bay Hotel", in bbc.com, BBC

verbTo measure when erect on the feet.

  • She must stand five feet five—possibly six.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

verbTo be positioned to gain or lose.

  • He stands to get a good price for the house.

verbTo tolerate.

  • I can’t stand when people don’t read the instructions.
  • I can’t stand him.
  • It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC

More sentences with stand

  • After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.From the entry on
  • The fight was three on one, and he never stood a chance.From the entry on
  • The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.From the entry trumpet
  • His prediction that we didn't stand a chance hasn't aged well, now that we've won the cup.From the entry age
  • She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”From the entry arm
  • She stood at the exit of the house looking back and waving at those inside.From the entry exit
  • I can’t stand this new bid I’m on, even if the mileage is better.From the entry bid
  • I just stood frozen in terror as the robber pointed at me with his gun.From the entry frozen
  • This morning a bloke stood next to me wearing nothing but sandals.From the entry stood
  • The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.From the entry wind
  • This text would stand out better if we put it in a coloured box.From the entry box
  • John stood between Amy and Mary. Let’s meet between two and three.From the entry between
  • She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea.From the entry dead
  • Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.From the entry sharp
  • He is charged up with enough coulombs to make his hair stand on end.From the entry coulomb
  • You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.From the entry stand back
  • Even though money is scarce sometimes, Ann stands by her decision to be a full-time mother.From the entry stand by
  • I can't simply stand by and watch you ruin your life.From the entry stand by
  • I asked my colleague to stand in for me so I could take the day off.From the entry stand in for
  • Tourist guides often carry umbrellas so that they stand out in a crowd.From the entry stand out
  • She stood out from the other candidates and was offered the job.From the entry stand out
  • Will you stand up for me (as my best man) at the wedding?From the entry stand up
  • Despite zero goals and zero assists, she still stands out for carrying her team's defense.From the entry carry
  • The canyon yawns as it has done for millions of years, and we stand looking, dumbstruck.From the entry yawn
  • Despite arguments to the contrary, she remained rigid in her stand.From the entry rigid
  • The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.From the entry chew
  • Please don't drive past the fruit stand, I want to stop there.From the entry past

Meaning of stand

  1. verb To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
  2. verb To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
  3. verb To remain motionless.

Full definition of stand

Questions about stand in a sentence

How do you use stand in a sentence?
Stand is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Here I stand, wondering what to do next.”
What is a short sentence with stand?
“I can’t stand him.”
What does stand mean?
Stand means to support oneself on the feet in an erect position.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stand (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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