stand for

Example Sentences

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A couple of young women stood for a long time holding a bunch of flowers, mustering the courage to venture through the crowd towards the table.

From Barron's

No working wife today would stand for it, and rightly so.

From Barron's

"It's made me have something to really stand for," he added.

From BBC

"I have to stand for something, and this is where I stand."

From BBC

Formulated in part expressly to serve the underserved, public media stands for diversity, inclusion and equality, which, I am here to tell you, are good things.

From Los Angeles Times