Sentence examples for stood away from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "stood away" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means to physically move away from someone or something while standing. Example: As the crowd gathered around the street performer, I stood away from the crowd to get a better view.

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Dresses followed a narrow A-line and stood away from the body.

"Maybe because after the election, he stood away -- he kept away.

It was only when a viewer stood away from the paintings that a mouth, or an elegantly shod foot splashing through silvery liquid came into focus.

Afterward, she stood away from the stage with her husband and others for a few minutes, chatting, taking pictures and scrolling through her phone as Mr. Miller spoke.

Bogdan wanted her dried lips against his cheek; he wanted her to hold his perspiring hand and comfort him, as his grandmother would have, but she stood away.

At El Barretal, her father staked out an alcove where an outdoor bar once stood, away from most of the others, and pitched the family's small green tent.

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"Stand back, stand away...."....

They told their friends to stand away.

"Your role is to stand away from the fray.

This relates directly to the 'distant' embodiment, in that players stand away from the screen.

His decision to stand away and now stare away gives him the aura of a man composing himself.

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