"I'll not sing one note!" she declared, standing tall, "not one single note!"
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Stand tall
Synonyms for "stand tall" (21 found)
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13 entriesconfident stancecouragedignityerect postureerect stanceperseverancepoiseresilienceself confidencestand straightstand uprightupright poseupright posture
Collocations
17 entriesconfident stanceerect posturegood posturepoised bearingstand straightstand tall against adversitystand tall attitudestand tall bearingstand tall confidentlystand tall demeanorstand tall posturestand tall presencestand tall stancestand tall under pressurestand uprightstraight back
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Inflections
3 entriesstanding tallstands tallstood tall
Derivations
8 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
But there was beauty in her, and an inner strength that would allow her to stand tall and accept last night's phone call.
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The economic expansion that enabled the country to stand tall at the start of the century has slowed.
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Leeds were once more indebted to the exceptional Schmeichel for keeping them in it when he stood tall to parry away Alex Song's near-post drive only 23 seconds into the second half, before Robert Snodgrass produced a goal-saving tackle just as Arshavin was about to pull the trigger.
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