Examples of cannot/can't stand in a Sentence
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The officers try to stand him up, but McAlpin – still moaning – cannot stand.
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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
The handsome stranger from the bar, whom Jane can't stand at all, but who is unfortunately far too charming.
—Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 16 July 2024
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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
The handsome stranger from the bar, whom Jane can't stand at all, but who is unfortunately far too charming.
—Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 16 July 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 7 Nov. 2024.
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