make a stand
Example Sentences
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"We have to make a stand," Mrs Spragg told Ms Wandelt.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025
These features would serve as firebreaks, places for first responders to make a stand and refuge for fleeing residents.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
“We realized if we did not make a stand we would lose it all,” Denise Norden said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
“I just told our guys, we are going to make a stand and we are going to get better,” Carlisle said.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024
There was some one-inch-wide aluminum tubing under the back porch that Dad had brought home from the mine to make a stand for Mom’s bird feeders.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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