make a stand against
Example Sentences
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“We have to make a stand against exploitative publishers and speak up about this to stop things like this from happening again in the future,” Mojiken said.
From The Verge ● Aug. 24, 2022
“We wanted to make a stand against racism,” Hertha captain Per Skjelbred said after their 2-0 loss to Schalke.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2017
Nicht Mit Uns – or Not With Us – has been organised by Muslim activists in Cologne to make a stand against acts of terror and violence carried out in the name of Islam.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2017
Even this concession may not persuade many MPs who want to make a stand against the Strasbourg court.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2011
They had still to show what strength lay in their spiritual ideal of a nation's life to subdue the minds of their invaders, and to make a stand against their organised force.
From Irish Nationality by Alice Stopford Green
