Sentence examples for had stood up to from inspiring English sources

He also said he wished he had stood up to the sergeant.

The Knicks had a terrific team that had stood up to the Lakers in the finals.

They didn't like it that a woman had stood up to them.

But last night, it was clear how much better Ewing's game had stood up to time.

Nissan bought several veteran Crown Vics to see how they had stood up to the rigors of regular use.

McCain launched a television commercial declaring that he had "stood up to President George Bush" on global warming.

He said the London mayor and Conservative politician, Boris Johnson, had stood up to the government more than Ferguson.

Mr. Spitzer, meanwhile, boasted repeatedly that, as attorney general, he had stood up to Wall Street and fought for the rights of low-wage workers.

And his attempt to claim that he had stood up to Rupert Murdoch was contradicted in real time when Murdoch tweeted: "Thanks for 2 mentions, Ed Miliband.

Karol Wojtyla was a charismatic cleric who had won plaudits in the West for the way he had stood up to Soviet Communism.

In last place was the Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, whom jockey Calvin Borel had stood up to ride Rachel.