Standing

//ˈstændɪŋ//

"Standing" in a Sentence (31 examples)

I can't work with you standing there.

There is no sense in standing when there are seats available.

Do you know the man standing on the bridge?

Standing as it does on a hill, the hotel commands a fine view of the bay.

Look at that tower standing on the hill.

Look at that building standing on the hill.

The train was so crowded that I was kept standing all the way.

As the train was crowded, I kept standing all the way to Kyoto.

The hall was filled with such a large audience that there wasn't even standing room.

When I came home, my mother was standing by the door in tears.

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So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

standing ovation

standing committee

standing water

a standing colour

a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed

the standing rigging of a ship

He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.

The males constantly test their standing, looking to move up in the hierarchy.

The Russian president has given a series of public addresses this week in a bid to repair his public standing, and portray Wagner’s march on Moscow as a moment that unified Russia.

a member of long standing

Tech[elles]. I heare them come, ſhall wee encounter them? Tam[burlaine]. Keep all your ſtandings, and not ſtir a foot, Myſelfe will bide the danger of the brunt.

I sinke in deepe mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deepe waters, where the flouds ouerflow me.

I will provide you and your fellows of a good standing to see his entry

After their last win, their standing went up three places.

"There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."

"The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste."

to have standing

He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and the NGTF Fund for Human Dignity retained Erie attorney James E. Marsh, Jr. to argue the case. Boston's Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) also sought standing with the court in a memorandum of law prepared by Sandra L. Smales with Stephen Ansolabehere and Gary Buseck.

Legal experts noted earlier this week that while Epps will have to prove that Carlson’s claims damaged his reputation, he presents a strong argument and therefore likely has standing.

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