standby

Example Sentences

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Fears the company could collapse first emerged three years ago, and the government has been on standby to take control if required ever since.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

It’s why I always have my hot sauce on standby.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

I make it a point to introduce my students to the literature of their home state, which includes Joan Didion, a standby and giant of what we now call creative nonfiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In Europe, Italy has put its coal plants on standby as it girds for a prolonged energy shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Resist the urge to write contractions with how, when, where, or why, except that old standby where’s.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner