Sentence examples for was stood from inspiring English sources

The phrase "was stood" is not correct or usable in written English.
To use it in a sentence, you could say something like, "He was stood at the end of the street."

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was stood

verb

To position or be positioned physically. To support oneself on the feet in an erect position. To rise to one's feet; to stand up. To remain motionless. To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation. To place in an upright or standing position. To occupy or hold a place; to be situated or located. To measure when erect on the feet.

  • Here I stand, wondering what to do next.

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The incident was stood down at 9.30am.

He was stood in front of me.

This guy was stood over me, shouting and swearing.

Everybody was stood looking, watching our homes be destroyed.

In fact, he was stood up on three separate days.

The team was stood down on safety grounds.

We set two dates to speak, and I was stood up both times.

"I didn't know if I was stood up, or what," he said.

My first choice had been one where she was stood still, facing the camera.

This wasn't just going to be the night I was stood up.

Mary was stood slightly behind her when she heard a loud noise.

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