Examples of cannot/can't stand in a Sentence
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Blanche also argued the case should be tossed because Michael Cohen's testimony should be tossed, and the case can't stand without his testimony.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Buy Now 11 of 12 The 'Windy City' series by Liz Tomforde
In the first book of the series, Mile High, Evan Zanders is an NFL player in Chicago who seriously can't stand Stevie, a career flight attendant who gets a new gig working aboard the team's private plane.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
This cannot stand, and people deserve to be confronted with the horrors our nation funds and supports.
—EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
And that is why the war will end because Ukraine cannot stand on its own feet.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2024
Apple has a longstanding policy that its directors cannot stand for reelection after reaching the age of 75.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
Republicans cannot stand on the sidelines and allow this to happen.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
Houthi attacks ‘cannot stand’ Phil Helsel U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged Houthi rebels to cease their aggression.
—NBC News, 12 Jan. 2024
The Chinese Communist Party cannot stand a weak, ineffective leader — such as Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s previous chief executive.
—Doug Bandow, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Buy Now 11 of 12 The 'Windy City' series by Liz Tomforde
In the first book of the series, Mile High, Evan Zanders is an NFL player in Chicago who seriously can't stand Stevie, a career flight attendant who gets a new gig working aboard the team's private plane.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
This cannot stand, and people deserve to be confronted with the horrors our nation funds and supports.
—EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
And that is why the war will end because Ukraine cannot stand on its own feet.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2024
Apple has a longstanding policy that its directors cannot stand for reelection after reaching the age of 75.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
Republicans cannot stand on the sidelines and allow this to happen.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
Houthi attacks ‘cannot stand’ Phil Helsel U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged Houthi rebels to cease their aggression.
—NBC News, 12 Jan. 2024
The Chinese Communist Party cannot stand a weak, ineffective leader — such as Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s previous chief executive.
—Doug Bandow, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Cannot/can't stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannot%2Fcan%27t%20stand. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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