How to Use cannot/can't stand in a Sentence

cannot/can't stand

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• 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, 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
• 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
• That's something Heidi Taylor's family and friends, who remember her as an open heart, can't stand.
  — Adam Carlson, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023
• Cages crammed with hundreds of men who must sleep on their sides like sardines, as their cellmates wearily stand to make room, and shallow holes scraped from the earth with log and dirt ceilings so low that inmates cannot stand up.
  — Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
• This attempt to shield a plainly unconstitutional law from review cannot stand.
  — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2021
• Apple has a longstanding policy that its directors cannot stand for reelection after reaching the age of 75.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024