Sentence examples for standing for something from inspiring English sources

Calhoun C (1995) Standing for something.

It's about having personality, authenticity, and standing for something or someone.

Metaphor, simile, analogy, allegory, metonymy — these are all ways of standing for something else.

Calhoun (1995) argues for a sense of commitment which is about "standing for something".

Men are just being so passive, not standing for something; they're very politically correct.

"I'm standing for something that people have a need to feel," she says, still bewildered, "but it's not me!

You win elections by standing for something--a set of principles that voters clearly understand, strike them as sensible, and can either accept or reject.

James Smith is standing for the Something New party.

"When I was asked about his [sic] whether or not he would sit or stand for anthem, standing for Anthem wasn't something that I spoke to Colin about sat.

In his ruling, Cunningham concluded that Yashin, as an individual, did not have standing for judicial review, something he said would more appropriately be done by the players union.

This, we are told, was the first word, and henceforth cacophony among the letters will be calmed: by standing together they can stand for something greater than they do as individuals.