standing at attention
Example Sentences
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On the tarmac, standing at attention and saluting, were sailors in their dress whites and an honor guard in service dress blues and campaign hats.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
The officer remained standing at attention during the ceremony and did not react.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2023
“People are standing at attention and they want you to stand at attention, too, and forget the things around you. It’s impossible,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022
No mention of moving anyone inside was made, and the heaters standing at attention near the entrance, which we asked about, were useless, given that the tent was shorter than the lamps.
From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2020
In the reflection of the metal door, Feathers and Rubio are already standing at attention, jumpsuits straightened and zipped to their necks.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
