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Discover LudwigThe phrase "make a stand for" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when expressing support or advocacy for a particular cause, belief, or principle. Example: "She decided to make a stand for environmental protection by organizing a community clean-up event."
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I mean, I make a stand for both my biblical side, and what I believe.
"Someone at some point has to make a stand for their rights," he said.
As abuses mount, Nickleby gathers his courage to make a stand for humanity.
"But we also have to make a stand for our rights.
"It's blown out of proportion; he was just trying to make a stand for himself".
Mr. Santorum, for his part, used his newfound popularity to make a stand for his brand of unflinching social conservatism.
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Captain America (Chris Evans) makes a stand for the Avengers' autonomy.
/ And made a stand for this glorious country / Fuck them and Sharia law".
I'm making a stand for my colleagues across the state".
George W. Ball, an under secretary of state, was making a stand for a milder course, and tried to enlist Mr. Bundy.
If so, her government has achieved the opposite with its bullying of Mr Redrado, who was making a stand for central-bank independence something investors tend to like.
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