Sentence examples for they were able to stand from inspiring English sources

Luckily it was only in four feet of water, and they were able to stand in the muck".

Too much of children's time is wasted telling them in great detail what skills they are developing as if they were able to stand outside of themselves and see the wider application of these skills.

But when the kids played a make-believe game in which they were guards at a factory, they were able to stand at attention for more than four minutes.

Both teams displayed the kind of tenacity and raw power that had been missing from the senior side at the Millennium Stadium on Friday and the fact they were able to stand up to England up front enabled them ultimately to come out on top.

They reflect on educational experiences in which they were able to stand out in class because of high test scores.

"As long as they were able to stand, they were good".

After a few years with us, they are able to stand on their own.

No. 2 is, will they be able to stand up to me when they believe in something?

"The brig commander has a duty and responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of the detainees and to make sure that they are able to stand trial".

No longer would they be able to stand on one of the terraces outside RAI's offices in TriBeCa and report on events with the city skyline as a backdrop.

And even if they do, will they be able to stand up to Amazon?