Sentence examples for stayed against from inspiring English sources

In the third round, he stayed against the rope at one point, daring Lewis to inflict punishment.

Reese said that as a teenager he stayed against the wall at a local club, but when he saw the girls flock to the guys who could dance, he decided he had to learn.

It was tasked with probing the police investigations into the disappearances of the women in the Downtown Eastside, and with investigating the charges stayed against Pickton for assaulting a sex trade worker years before his final arrest.

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I think the president should learn more about the reasons students leave before he proposes a law to force them to stay against their will.

Anyone who chooses to stay against the new advice will find their travel insurance is invalid, though policies will stay in effect for travellers who are endeavouring to find a way to leave the country.

February 2016: Rob asks his mother to stay against Helen's wishes, saying she needs the help.

I spent 10 days in torment, trying to weigh the risk of staying against that of escaping.

If it is an act of "self-determination" for the people of a region to leave a nation against the nation's wishes, is the same thing true when they wish to stay against its wishes?

"It is against the law — and it will stay against the law," Ryan said.