Examples of cannot/can't stand in a Sentence
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Others, of course, cannot stand the idea of the twinkling lights and candy canes going up too soon.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
The officers try to stand him up, but McAlpin – still moaning – cannot stand.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Forcing religious families to pay taxes for secular public schools and for education consistent with their beliefs cannot stand.
—Neal McCluskey, National Review, 12 Sep. 2024
The conviction can't stand, Trump says, because the Supreme Court ruled that certain evidence of official presidential acts can't be introduced at a trial against a former president.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
The officers try to stand him up, but McAlpin – still moaning – cannot stand.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Forcing religious families to pay taxes for secular public schools and for education consistent with their beliefs cannot stand.
—Neal McCluskey, National Review, 12 Sep. 2024
The conviction can't stand, Trump says, because the Supreme Court ruled that certain evidence of official presidential acts can't be introduced at a trial against a former president.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 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 15 Nov. 2024.
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