remain standing

Example Sentences

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In short, anything that can be exhibited digitally will happen at home and the few theaters that remain standing will be for live entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"No one can guarantee that the shelter facility will remain standing after that. That is the main threat," he added.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Ski resorts in the Big Bear region, meanwhile, were hoping to remain standing as the Line fire raged nearby, putting the mountain community on edge.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

To deliver those targets, Stormont's executive and assembly must remain standing - far from a guarantee based on past experience.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

If a judge were to mandate the dissolution of the company, its factories would remain standing and its workers, accountants, managers and shareholders would continue to live—but Peugeot SA would immediately vanish.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari