Sentence examples for we stood to from inspiring English sources

The closer we stood to one another, he explained, the less threatening we'd appear.

We stood to one side, beardless, like three Jeremiahs contemplating the destruction of the food tent.

When we stood to leave, both goats followed us as we made our way down the trail.

But as we stood to leave he stared at the bill, his brain unable to remember how to calculate a tip.

Ushered into his office, we stood to attention before photographs of Sautov taken with presidents Putin and Clinton and Queen Elizabeth II.

So after hours of analysis, financial and otherwise, my husband and I arrived at our usual split reasoning: Either way we stood to gain.

What do we stand to gain?

What do we stand to lose?

We stand to benefit from this bill.

Like facing death, contemplating taxes focuses us on what we stand to lose, rather than what we stand to gain.

What do we stand to gain?" he asked.