Examples of cannot/can't stand in a Sentence
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Currently, the Democratic Party cannot stand for policies that get at the root causes of corporate greed.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
And a law like that can't stand on their rationality.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
And even if the court says Tennessee's ban can't stand, there could be additional legal fights over other state restrictions.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
An outsider like Elphaba simply cannot stand to see the Winged Monkeys used as spies for the wizard’s anti-animal regime.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
And a law like that can't stand on their rationality.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
And even if the court says Tennessee's ban can't stand, there could be additional legal fights over other state restrictions.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
An outsider like Elphaba simply cannot stand to see the Winged Monkeys used as spies for the wizard’s anti-animal regime.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Nov. 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 24 Dec. 2024.
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