Sentence examples for been stood from inspiring English sources

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been stood

verb

To position or be positioned physically. To support oneself on the feet in an erect position. To rise to one's feet; to stand up. To remain motionless. To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation. To place in an upright or standing position. To occupy or hold a place; to be situated or located. To measure when erect on the feet.

  • Here I stand, wondering what to do next.

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We had never been stood up before.

I've been stood up, let down, messed around.

The world trade order has been stood on its ear.

"The three officers have been stood aside from operational duties".

That calculation has been stood on its head".

The situation has, happily, been stood on its head.

"The matter has now been stood down," a police statement said.

"Searches of the premises have been completed and all the incidents have been stood down.

Lodge has been stood down until the Club and NRL Integrity Unit receive all the facts".

But now they've all been stood back up and supplied with antiseptically factual plaques.

But the candle is still burning as if the dinner itself has been stood up.

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