can't stand

Example Sentences

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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

Idol: Look at Pink Floyd: David Gilmour and Roger Waters can’t stand being in the same room, let alone make music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

"I can't stand her anymore… I just had a fight and said I can't stand it and I left," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Sometimes—and I know it doesn’t last for anything more than a second—sometimes there can be perfect understanding between two people who can’t stand each other.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt