How to Use stand back in a Sentence
stand back
phrasal verb-
Then, drive heels and toes into the ground to stand back up.
— Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Push off the ground to stand back up, squeezing your glutes to drive the movement.
— Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 July 2023 -
In the shot, Hemsworth — dressed in a baseball cap, tank top and shorts — stood back and watched the scene with a smirk on his face.
— Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023 -
Press off the ground and squeeze your glutes to stand back up to the starting position.
— Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 July 2023 -
The student falls to the ground before standing back up.
— Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2023 -
Perform 10 air squats: Stand in place, then squat down and stand back up 10 times.
— Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024 -
Hold when your left thigh is parallel to the floor, then stand back up.
— Men's Health, 7 July 2023 -
Then, exhale and drive the ground away to stand back up with your abs engaged and your back flat.
— Mallory Creveling, Health, 11 Sep. 2023 -
Tighten your glutes, hamstrings, and core, and push through your feet to stand back up.
— Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 22 Aug. 2023 -
Press off the floor with both feet to stand back up, squeezing your glutes and exhaling at the top.
— Men's Health, 19 July 2023 -
As Vivian Jones knocked on the door, a crowd of about 25 people stood back and waited.
— Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024 -
People will stand back to see what the bigger players will do first.
— Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024 -
Men stood back and didn’t know how to deal with me, so in a way, my queerness protected me.
— Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024 -
Now stand back, relax, and get ready to be rewarded in the seasons ahead!
— Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023 -
Tighten your glutes, hamstrings, and core, and push through your feet to stand back up, pulling the weight up to about your upper thighs.
— Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 22 Aug. 2023 -
At one point, McCarthy stood back, surveyed the scene in awe and said he’s known no one in his career who is as good off the field as Prescott.
— Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2024 -
The officers also instruct the crowd that has gathered to stand back.
— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024 -
Driving through your left heel, stand back up to the starting position.
— Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024 -
But there was a mini chat of a couple of us who were standing back at all of this, a little bit shocked by the Veep resurgence.
— Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024 -
But then, shrugging the sounds off as fireworks, everyone stood back up.
— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024 -
Slowly squat back onto the box with control, pause briefly at the bottom, then drive through your feet and extend your knees and hips to stand back up.
— Jakob Roze, Health, 22 July 2024 -
After the Panthers forced a three-and-out on the Maulers' opening drive, return man Ishmael Hyman stood back to receive a punt.
— Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2023 -
In recent times, though, presidents have tended to stand back and let the people party.
— Calvin Woodward, Fortune, 4 July 2023 -
Ciara then stood back and watched proudly as Wilson kept stepping side-to-side, adding a little extra bounce along the way.
— Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024 -
His body camera footage of what happened is partially obscured, but appears to show Massey stood back up and grabbed the pot as Grayson opened fire.
— Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024 -
Push a button, stand back, and let the robot completely reshape your landscape.
— IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2023 -
Davis recommends standing back at least 40 feet (or a bus length) from young families.
— Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2023 -
Hang out in this position for a few seconds, Samuel says, to understand the tension being held before standing back up.
— Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 23 Aug. 2023 -
His mother, Barbara Fried, in attendance with his father, tried to approach him, but a court officer cautioned her to stand back.
— Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023 -
During the pandemic, Chappelle couldn't stand back and watch as local restaurants and other businesses were being forced to shut down.
— Lori Bashian, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2023
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