standing one's ground

Example Sentences

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Sometimes, he said, winning means backing away to keep a distance, instead of charging into a situation or standing one’s ground.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021

And sometimes, there is something inspirational in adding an extra degree of difficulty to standing one’s ground and not going wobbly.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2018

Of course, standing one's ground is a little easier with the support of the musical friends he's surrounded himself with for most of his life.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2014

But, come now, show us whether you are a man where standing one's ground, not running away, is the great point.

From A Hungarian Nabob by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)

But here is where one must firmly stand one's ground, and standing one's ground means independence from the family.

From Down with the Cities by Nakashima, Tadashi