How to Use stand back in a Sentence

stand back

phrasal verb

• The only thing to do was to stand back and watch his friend go.
  — Rosa Lyster, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
• Then, drive heels and toes into the ground to stand back up.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
• Push off the ground to stand back up, squeezing your glutes to drive the movement.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 July 2023
• In the shot, Hemsworth — dressed in a baseball cap, tank top and shorts — stood back and watched the scene with a smirk on his face.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
• Press off the ground and squeeze your glutes to stand back up to the starting position.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 July 2023
• The student falls to the ground before standing back up.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2023
• Perform 10 air squats: Stand in place, then squat down and stand back up 10 times.
  — Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
• Then Bon Jovi and a woman with the film crew slowly approach her as the rest of the crew stands back.
  — Elias Lopez, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
• Hold when your left thigh is parallel to the floor, then stand back up.
  — Men's Health, 7 July 2023
• Then, exhale and drive the ground away to stand back up with your abs engaged and your back flat.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
• Tighten your glutes, hamstrings, and core, and push through your feet to stand back up.
  — Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
• Press off the floor with both feet to stand back up, squeezing your glutes and exhaling at the top.
  — Men's Health, 19 July 2023
• As Vivian Jones knocked on the door, a crowd of about 25 people stood back and waited.
  — Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
• People will stand back to see what the bigger players will do first.
  — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
• Men stood back and didn’t know how to deal with me, so in a way, my queerness protected me.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024
• Now stand back, relax, and get ready to be rewarded in the seasons ahead!
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
• Tighten your glutes, hamstrings, and core, and push through your feet to stand back up, pulling the weight up to about your upper thighs.
  — Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
• At one point, McCarthy stood back, surveyed the scene in awe and said he’s known no one in his career who is as good off the field as Prescott.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2024
• The officers also instruct the crowd that has gathered to stand back.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
• Driving through your left heel, stand back up to the starting position.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024
• But there was a mini chat of a couple of us who were standing back at all of this, a little bit shocked by the Veep resurgence.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024
• But then, shrugging the sounds off as fireworks, everyone stood back up.
  — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
• Slowly squat back onto the box with control, pause briefly at the bottom, then drive through your feet and extend your knees and hips to stand back up.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 22 July 2024
• But, as one of his friends says later, anyone who could make a difference can’t stand back and do nothing.
  — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2024
• After the Panthers forced a three-and-out on the Maulers' opening drive, return man Ishmael Hyman stood back to receive a punt.
  — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2023
• In recent times, though, presidents have tended to stand back and let the people party.
  — Calvin Woodward, Fortune, 4 July 2023
• Ciara then stood back and watched proudly as Wilson kept stepping side-to-side, adding a little extra bounce along the way.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
• His body camera footage of what happened is partially obscured, but appears to show Massey stood back up and grabbed the pot as Grayson opened fire.
  — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
• Push a button, stand back, and let the robot completely reshape your landscape.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2023
• Davis recommends standing back at least 40 feet (or a bus length) from young families.
  — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024