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Discover LudwigThe phrase "be stood up" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the situation in which someone is expected to meet or spend time with someone else but the person they are expecting never shows up. For example, "I was so disappointed when my date stood me up. We had been looking forward to the evening all week."
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I can't be stood up at the altar, because the person I'm marrying is myself.
It is said that with a mobile you can never be stood up on a date.
According to Donna, at 11 39 on March 20th, the moment of vernal equinox, eggs can be stood up on the fat end.
"They hate the fact that the government has to stand up – can be stood up by citizens and held to account.
"There will be people in the media working on this to find out what is the truth and if the [drug] claims can be stood up," he said.
"There will be people in the media working on this to find out what is the truth and if the claims can be stood up," he said.
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No matter how scary it may be, stand up to them.
We had never been stood up before.
I've been stood up, let down, messed around.
"If I were stood up, I wouldn't tell anyone.
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