stand off

Example Sentences

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While other workers pushed the bodies into the pit, he would stand off to one side, smoking and looking at the lights of the city.

From The Wall Street Journal

Clarke's Scotland look better when they embrace chaos and do not stand off it, especially in home matches, when they can use a rocking home crowd to their advantage.

From BBC

He bought pies from a fruit stand off Interstate 80 between San Francisco and Sacramento and delivered them as apologies to targets of his rants.

From Los Angeles Times

It eventually came down to tense stand off during the results between Austria and Israel, with Austria eventually taking the Eurovision trophy.

From BBC

This could further frustrate the fragile peace process aimed at ending an increasingly tedious stand off.

From BBC