How to Use standby in a Sentence

standby

1 of 4 noun

• More police officers were sent as standbys.
• We bought an electric generator as a standby.
• The old standby for backup is to copy your files to a disc.
  — PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2022
• One of the old 'lucky to be down just 11' quarters for the Celtics, an old standby.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
• The bride and groom had a Range Rover on standby in case the tractor broke down.
  — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 16 July 2023
• Willis is on standby to step in if Tannehill can’t play.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 29 Oct. 2022
• These stretchy standbys aren’t just for downward dog these days.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
• Once the men were down, Birmingham Fire and Rescue was on standby to check them out.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 10 Aug. 2022
• Police went to a residence Feb. 5 to standby while items were removed from the home.
  — cleveland, 12 Feb. 2021
• And, while standing the watch, the MH-65 Dolphin helicopters have got to be ready, on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week standby.
  — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
• With guns in hand and police dog on standby, officers make their way up the stairs to the suspect and handcuff him.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2022
• Glover sent in two civil-disturbance units and kept a third on standby.
  — Peter Hermann, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Jan. 2021
• John Jellison, a standby for the mayor, used the down time to learn 90 classical songs.
  — Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2021
• In that case, the first line of defense against sweat is our old standby: antiperspirant.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 21 June 2022
• Nancy’s serves seafood shack standbys and Mediterranean fare right on the harbor.
  — Remy Tumin, New York Times, 29 June 2023
• Heat and food sources have been placed throughout the store to draw her out and a veterinarian is on standby.
  — Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 7 July 2021
• The first valuation ratio is the old standby known as the PE ratio, price to earnings.
  — Brent Wilsey, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• So break out of the average pie rut this year with one of the recipes below and fall in love with this Thanksgiving standby all over again.
  — Sunset Magazine, 20 Nov. 2022
• The school district has two buses of volunteers on standby ready to help with the search if needed, according to the post.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2023
• Folks will have to standby to find out if Ellen will give them new episodes for just one more installment or if the end of the show is really here.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 7 Jan. 2022
• So when patients began falling ill with the new coronavirus last year, doctors around the world turned to the old standby.
  — New York Times, 17 Apr. 2021
• Apparently the old standby of sweat and rosin works pretty well, too.
  — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
• The North Slope has patrols on standby in case bears come close; three villages have active patrols now, Hepa said.
  — Gene Johnson, Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2023
• As explained by Honse, that piece no longer switches the power off to the controller when the Steam Deck’s on standby, causing the device to lose power.
  — Emma Roth, The Verge, 12 Feb. 2023
• Gas plants are running full-steam to catch up, and some scarcely used coal stations have been brought on standby, although they haven’t been used yet.
  — Quartz, 13 Dec. 2022
• Method 3: Storing cut apples in lemon water The old standby—a little fresh lemon juice mixed with water—is my go-to method.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2023
• More than anything, the Chicago Assembly workers will be on standby for a call to be the next plant to strike, if needed, Pena said.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
• The program offers guests the chance to sign up to be on standby to cruise on eligible sailings for just $49 per person per day.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
• The Texas Department of Transportation is planning to have tow trucks on standby to deal with any incidents.
  — Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
• Tired of serving the crowd traditional standbys like ham and eggs, chef Fred Schmidt developed the now famous sandwich.
  — Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024

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standby

2 of 4 adjective

• The home button is gone and the Touch ID sensor is found at the top, in the standby button.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 12 June 2021
• The other comes from the iPad — moving Touch ID to the standby button.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Jan. 2022
• Charging takes about three hours and the battery can last up to 20 hours in standby mode.
  — Gregg Ellman, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
• Auto standby mode kicks in when the A-3s are not in use for five minutes.
  — Gregg Ellman, Star Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
• Besides the LEDs and a red standby light, there’s nothing else to show the Cyrus is working.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
• Quick calls to seniors on a standby list had those gone in minutes.
  — Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 11 Feb. 2021
• The tablet was the first iPad to feature a fingerprint button in the standby button.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Mar. 2022
• The run is now sold out, but standby tickets are available via the website.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022
• Probably best just to set your brains to standby mode and focus on the fireworks.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Sep. 2023
• Counties are on standby in case they’re needed to help.
  — Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Dec. 2020
• More: Want to get on a vaccine standby list in Indiana?
  — Emily Hopkins, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2021
• The health system is on standby, people and resources are on call and supply chains are stocked.
  — Matthew Brockett, Bloomberg.com, 15 Dec. 2020
• While the screenings are already sold out, there will be standby lines available.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• The ride doesn’t have a typical standby line, and spots in the virtual queue go quickly on busy days.
  — Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2021
• Then, on the days without the service, plan to ride the attractions that only offer a standby line.
  — Megan Dubois, Chron, 1 Apr. 2023
• In standby mode, the élégante will stay running for a staggering 18 years.
  — Carol Besler, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• The clinic did not return messages about its standby process.
  — Emily Woodruff, NOLA.com, 16 Jan. 2021
• According to the Shein website, customers must wait in a standby line to enter.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2023
• At Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, bypassing the standby line will cost you an extra $20 on most days.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• The response to the event has been intense: Tickets were quickly snapped up, with nearly 500 people on a standby list to get one.
  — Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022
• Free advance tickets are required, and there will be no standby list.
  — Washington Post, 23 July 2021
• Old standby Jack Black takes the body wash game to the next level with a more elevated scent that smells more like a fancy cologne than a body wash.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
• This time the discovery was an old standby theme popularized in movies: snakes on a plane!
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
• Also, don't forget about the good old standby - caffeine!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
• Better safe than sorry, dive teams and boats were on standby in case of emergency.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 9 Aug. 2021
• Silver flashers do well in Summit, in addition to the standby jigs.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2023
• Refrigerated trucks were on standby, ready to store the dead.
  — Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2021
• My dad wasn’t supposed to be on that flight — he was scheduled for a flight later that day but was able to get on Flight 191 at the last minute as a standby passenger.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
• If standby Nigerian dishes (things like jollof, suya, and amala) seem too predictable for your taste buds, Ìtàn is your best bet.
  — Vincent Desmond, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2021
• The pen even features a standby mode for additional safety.
  — Erica Puisis, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024

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standby

3 of 4 adverb

• Currently, travelers must pay a $75 fee to fly standby.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2020
• Flying standby on the same day and putting frequent flier miles back into loyalty accounts are becoming free benefits, too.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Dec. 2020
• Alaska Airlines only allows certain tickets to fly standby, including refundable main cabin tickets and first class tickets.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2020
• Allied Pilots Association spokesman Dennis Tajer said there is also an unusually high number of pilots working standby in recent months.
  — Kyle Arnold, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2020
• According to the JetBlue website, customers with travel planned between September 5 and September 17 can rebook or travel standby without paying additional fees.
  — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2017
• Currently, travelers must pay a $75 fee to fly standby.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2020
• Flying standby on the same day and putting frequent flier miles back into loyalty accounts are becoming free benefits, too.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Dec. 2020
• Alaska Airlines only allows certain tickets to fly standby, including refundable main cabin tickets and first class tickets.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2020
• Allied Pilots Association spokesman Dennis Tajer said there is also an unusually high number of pilots working standby in recent months.
  — Kyle Arnold, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2020
• According to the JetBlue website, customers with travel planned between September 5 and September 17 can rebook or travel standby without paying additional fees.
  — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2017
• Currently, travelers must pay a $75 fee to fly standby.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2020
• Flying standby on the same day and putting frequent flier miles back into loyalty accounts are becoming free benefits, too.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Dec. 2020
• Alaska Airlines only allows certain tickets to fly standby, including refundable main cabin tickets and first class tickets.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2020
• Allied Pilots Association spokesman Dennis Tajer said there is also an unusually high number of pilots working standby in recent months.
  — Kyle Arnold, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2020
• According to the JetBlue website, customers with travel planned between September 5 and September 17 can rebook or travel standby without paying additional fees.
  — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2017

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stand by

4 of 4 verb

• The team that’s going to make breach needs to stand by.
  — Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022
• In 1941, the world stood by and did nothing as Jews were marched to the ovens at Auschwitz.
  — David Epstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
• Leave the bark in place and stand by to see how the tree leafs out over the next couple of weeks.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2022
• Politicians in the state, from Pritzker on down, stood by the law.
  — Shannon Heffernan, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
• There are friends, but then there are friends that stand the test of time and that stand by your side.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 3 May 2022
• The Arizona study’s lead authors stand by their work, and so does the CDC.
  — David Zweig, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2021
• Either way, we'll be tuned in and standing by to see how this plays out.
  — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024
• Travis was in attendance and stood by her father in the VIP tent.
  — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 June 2024
• His widow, Jeanne Garrison, stood by a fence at the edge of the playground and watched as the church burned.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2023
• Two of his younger siblings, both in their 80s, stood by and looked on silently.
  — Mari Yamaguchi, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
• Now that a couple of months have passed, does Jason still stand by this picks?
  — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 31 May 2022
• Thank you for standing by me, for your support, your love.
  — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
• So many knew this was going on for years, yet stood by and didn’t do anything.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
• Will your statement still stand by Friday, that these hearings will blow the roof off the house?
  — CBS News, 10 July 2022
• Flat Earth is their family, the circle of friends who stand by them.
  — Kelly Weill, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2022
• Phillips, of course, stands by the Cartier London Crash.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023
• While the rest of them wait their turn at the buffet, her mother stands by the windows, squinting out at the view.
  — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• Responding to the ruling, Jane Doe’s lawyer says his client stands by her claims.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
• Instead, on June 26, Matrafailo was the first person called to the stand by the defense.
  — Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2021
• Even though plus-size women have waited long enough, the only thing left to do is stand by idly.
  — Ana Escalante, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2022
• Our union and our sister unions and the unions around the world are standing by us, as well as other labor unions.
  — William Earl, Variety, 13 July 2023
• Of course, a tremendous defensive stand by Michigan sealed the deal.
  — Zac Al-Khateeb, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
• And neither can police stand by and watch in the event of trouble, no matter how young the assailant.
  — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
• Make two princes or princesses fall in love onscreen and stand by that story.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2022
• Bronwyn and Slater stood by each other on the right of their mom, while Vance reached an arm around Bassett and posed on her left.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• The first woman stood by her comments on the resemblance.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
• Our union and sister unions and unions around the world are standing by us, as well as other labor unions.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2023
• The police stood by until a Black street gang arrived to fight the Klansmen, who were armed with bats and ax handles.
  — Russ Bynum and Aaron Morrison, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
• Give me a [rapid intervention crew] and a rescue standing by at the front!
  — Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2023
• In a dangerous world, America needs a commander in chief that stands by our allies, stands up to our enemies—and has the judgement and moral compass to know the difference.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024