Examples of cannot/can't stand in a Sentence
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People flooded the comments section with similar stories about their dogs who cannot stand being apart.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
May is the last month for herbs that cannot stand the heat and rains.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
After all, democratic governments have a duty to listen to their people — and the people are clear that this theft cannot stand.
—Ed Newton-Rex, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
This defiant position cannot stand—not if the rule of law is to survive.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
May is the last month for herbs that cannot stand the heat and rains.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
After all, democratic governments have a duty to listen to their people — and the people are clear that this theft cannot stand.
—Ed Newton-Rex, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
This defiant position cannot stand—not if the rule of law is to survive.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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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 May. 2025.
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