stand over

Example Sentences

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Love said he had decided to use the clause as in his role as a teacher he feels the "need to be able to stand over everything" he tells his pupils.

From BBC

Casey Higgins sparred on the witness stand over what information the consulting firm provided to the councilman’s office about possible conflicts.

From Los Angeles Times

Aside from service on Brevard County’s school board, Jenkins has managed a PAC called Educated We Stand over the past year.

From Salon

“You could be having dinner or breakfast, whatever, and people will come over and stand over you and talk to you,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

While his perspective on Reubens may endure or fade, what will stand over time, Wolf said, is Reubens’ legacy as an artist and innovator who brought his offbeat sensibility to the widest possible audience, and who paid a price for doing so.

From Los Angeles Times