stand up for

Example Sentences

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But ter Heide stressed that “you don’t need to, as a patient, swear at the perpetrator, or tell him he’s horrible,” but it helps to “acknowledge the truth … hold somebody accountable and stand up for yourself.”

From Slate

"We call on all national associations to stand up for your supporters, without whom there would be no professional game."

From BBC

In response, Sir Keir Starmer avoided criticising the US President, instead saying he would always stand up for Europe's "longstanding values of freedom and democracy".

From BBC

I mean, I don’t think Jonesy wants me to go toe-to-toe with Gene the Mean, but I’m aware she wishes I’d stand up for myself sometimes.

From Literature

"To punish my child, it kind of makes you as a parent then think, 'I can't actually say anything because if I try and stand up for my child, it's my child that suffers.'"

From BBC