Sentence examples for to stand someone from inspiring English sources

The phrase "to stand someone" is not correct and does not have a clear meaning in standard written English
It may be a misunderstanding or misphrasing of a different expression.
Example: "I can't believe you would stand someone up like that." (if referring to "stand someone up").
Alternatives: "to support someone" or "to tolerate someone."

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Talk about not being able to stand someone in reality, even if they seem like a good idea in a daydream.

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Otherwise, you have nowhere to stand when someone breaks the rules.

"At first, there was high demand for the Western butler to stand in someone's house all day and do nothing," he told me.

"You had to stand behind someone to wait for a seat," Mr. Bennett, 72, said on Tuesday, recalling the breakfast rush at the restaurant, on Lenox Avenue, where stools outnumbered booths 15 to 6.

It is not necessary to stand when someone joins your group if you are already acquainted, whether that person is male or female.

A man's loyalty is truly tested when he is willing to stand by someone who will never show that same respect.

"A man's loyalty is truly tested when he is willing to stand by someone who will never show that same respect," Braun wrote on Monday.

The outputs were analysed to see how successfully the students had been able to "stand in someone else's shoes".

But somewhere along that continuum comes a question of being able to stand up to someone who is making fun of someone wearing the wrong shoes".

The collie tries to stand up, but someone stops her with a handful of Fritos.

It is to use one's own life, one's own emotions and experiences, to stand in for someone else.

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