How to Use stand firm in a Sentence

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• But for a whole host of reasons, Europe and the West have to stand firm and united.
  — David A. Andelman, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
• The silent majority must be helped to stand firm and speak its mind.
  — Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2024
• Arce vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to stand down.
  — Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 27 June 2024
• In his Record Manly tried to stand firm while some blacks begged him to apologize.
  — David W. Blight, The New York Review of Books, 3 Nov. 2020
• Rey stood next to him, wearing a trucker hat stamped with stand firm, a message from 1 Corinthians.
  — Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
• The path might be uncertain, but hold on to your vision, stand firm in the face of adversity, and find the resilience to weather the storms.
  — Indiana (indy) Gregg, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• But the president decided to stand firm and not to use gimmicks to shore up the economy.
  — Steven F. Hayward, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2022
• One automaker could decide to raise wages, or decide to stand firm.
  — WIRED, 1 Oct. 2023
• So eternal polygamy, which the faith has not deep-sixed, will, according to church doctrine, stand firm in the celestial realm.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
• But the skiers stand firm that the beacon switching between modes isn’t always a user error.
  — Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2020
• By Samantha Leach Be gracious, but stand firm in your decision.
  — Samantha Leal, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2023
• The heavy-duty construction should stand firm in the face of wind and snow, and the wood is treated and engineered to avoid warping or element damage.
  — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
• The intuitive Moon is flying along through outgoing Leo, urging us to stand firm in ourselves and our beliefs.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
• The exhortation that follows is to stand firm in faith, knowing that others in the world are dealing with similar suffering.
  — Alison Miller, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
• But a group of moderates countered by holding a meeting of their own with Johnson on Friday, and apparently convinced him to stand firm.
  — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2024
• In terms of who might be aggressive and who will stand firm, the Pac-12 finds itself in an interesting, albeit maybe questionable position.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2021
• The congresswoman has continued to stand firm with the former president’s base, even if that means leaving others behind.
  — New York Times, 4 Feb. 2021
• The church should stand firm in its doctrines on matters like sexuality and the sacredness of the eucharist, rather than watering down its dogma in hopes of fitting in with the outside world’s values.
  — Ruth Graham Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• The resounding majority of WGA members who voted for this action have shown the collective strength of their feeling and their resolve to stand firm on issues that affect writers the world over.
  — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 2 May 2023
• The move prompted a separate group of actors to encourage the negotiating committee to stand firm.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• Bhatia told others that the company was under intense pressure from the government, but other Apple executives stressed the need to stand firm, the two people familiar with the events said.
  — Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
• Regardless of their status and personal or professional power, make an effort to stand firm.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
• Environmental groups, for their part, are urging the Administration to stand firm.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
• Price hikes also are attributed to efforts by OPEC+, a cartel of oil-producing countries, to limit output and stand firm against appeals for boosting production.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2022
• Amid these uncertainties, This American Life continues to stand firm.
  — Vulture, 19 July 2023
• Over the last year or two, many of the nation’s corporate leaders pledged to stand firm against the assaults from the political right wing on voting rights, women’s access to reproductive healthcare and democracy itself.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2022
• Those urging lawmakers to stand firm on the supply chain targets in the bill say automakers are overplaying their potential to slow down the transition into zero-emission cars and SUVs.
  — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022
• This time his administration was both willing to engage with protest leaders and to stand firm, banning overnight encampments, but not yet taking action against transgressions.
  — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
• The Australia Institute, an independent think tank, said lawmakers should stand firm against Google's bullying.
  — Nick Perry, Star Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
• The resolution states that the council rejects any attempts to restrict or dictate the content of university curriculum on racial and social justice by and will stand firm against any moves to do so by the Legislature or the Board of Regents.
  — Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024