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• Donald Trump: Our veterans and our soldiers can't stand this guy.
  — Sara Ganim, USA TODAY, 28 June 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
• The West cannot stand around and wait for the cow to die.
  — Graeme Smith, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2023
• With James sidelined, the Ravens cannot stand to wait much longer.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022
• Steer clear of leather, which can't stand up to moisture.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
• The crown cannot stand strong if the House of the Dragon is divided.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
• And that is why the war will end because Ukraine cannot stand on its own feet.
  — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2024
• Even the Avengers, in perhaps their largest and most powerful lineups, cannot stand against the tide.
  — Joe George, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
• Some people take comfort in the dead-of-night silence, and others can't stand it.
  — Shannon Ullman, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
• Some people take comfort in the dead-of-night silence, and others can't stand it.
  — Shannon Ullman, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2024
• And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2022
• But the trend this program has built over three straight March disasters cannot stand.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
• Her one expressed grief, about a tragedy now years in the past, cannot stand up to George’s million pesky, present annoyances.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• The one thing that young people cannot stand is when something isn’t authentic.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
• There are men who cannot stand to see a carefree woman — who are both enthralled and enraged by her.
  — Jerrine Tan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
• This is made for people who literally cannot stand to eat any meal without a dash of hot sauce.
  — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
• There are the Southerners who swear by salting their watermelon, and those who can't stand the thought.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 July 2023
• Group members cannot stand within 75 feet of a ballot box, Liburdi said in his ruling.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2022
• Stand up for those who absolutely cannot stand up for themselves.
  — NBC News, 8 May 2022
• And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2022
• This cannot stand, and people deserve to be confronted with the horrors our nation funds and supports.
  — EW.com, 23 Apr. 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
• That simply cannot stand, at least not over the longer haul, not if the Jazz are actually interested in winning.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 July 2022
• The vicious attack on our most sacred ally by Hamas terrorists cannot stand.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2023
• There was a case of a man who is more than eighty years old, a caregiver for his wife, who is literally bedridden and cannot stand up or help herself at all.
  — Alana Casanova-Burgess, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2022
• But this cannot stand in the way of learning about Garvey’s true history and exonerating him.
  — Justin Hansford, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
• Under Taiwan’s constitution, Tsai cannot stand for a third term.
  — Eric Cheung, CNN, 14 Aug. 2023
• Arizona's iconic cacti can't stand up to this summer's extreme heat.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2023
• But with only 56 inches of interior height, an adult cannot stand to dress or maneuver.
  — Lindsey Lapointe, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• Some people enjoy its distinctively bitter taste paired with their favorite gin and a squeeze of lime, while others cannot stand it.
  — Serena Coady, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024