Sentence examples for thus stood from inspiring English sources

Vienna thus stood as the principal European bulwark against further Muslim advance.

Dr. Rosenfeld selected study sites where pollution tracks were somewhat isolated in a broader region of less polluted air, and thus stood out clearly.

Slavery in the British empire was abolished when evangelists and reformers could persuade the working classes to believe that slavery epitomised the indignity of labour and thus stood for their own servility and disrespect.

The two groups thus stood yards apart, separated only by chicken wire.

Massino thus stood to be the first Mafia boss to be executed for his crimes, and the first mob boss to face the death penalty since Lepke Buchalter was executed in 1944.

Members of the Democratic base thus stood in sharp contrast to most of their elected representatives (freshman Rep. Donna Edwards is a notable exception), who backed the latest Israeli assault in lockstep, and seem to support Israel no matter what it does.

Europe thus stands at an historical crossroads.

The English Enlightenment thus stands accused of cultural imperialism.

Each glass thus stands Butch around 8 cents.

Authoritarianism thus stands in fundamental contrast to democracy.

And thus stands a decent chance of creeping into the press by masquerading as news.