can't stand
Example Sentences
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"I can't carry petrol because what if it catches fire? If I can't stand up, I'll get badly burned," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
If you can’t stand the heat, better get out of the market’s kitchen.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
But as I was standing up, I heard a man say, “You can’t stand up.”
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
“It doesn’t have to be: OK, you can’t touch the tree, or, we’re going to whack the tree back so much that you can’t stand to look at it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
For someone who usually can’t stand breathing the same air as Windy and me, Maddie suddenly can’t get close enough to Windy.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
