can't stand
Example Sentences
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“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
In another interview, with NBC News, he said, “I can’t stand my voice.”
From Slate • Apr. 18, 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
The feeling is so horribly familiar, I can’t stand it.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
