can't stand

Example Sentences

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It can’t stand in a classroom and check that everyone understands the assignment.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

"I can't stand them, like they make me dry retch. So if it was a cane toad, it would have scared me."

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“You can’t stand still. So you take a step, not knowing if the ground will be perfectly firm,” Frederico said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

In his 2012 autobiography, "American Son," Rubio wrote, "I can't stand to hear immigrants described in terms more appropriate to a plague of locusts than human beings."

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

“Go away! Begone! I can’t stand it, all those little dinners dancing around. It’s too much, I tell you!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques