How to Use the stand in a Sentence

the stand

noun
  • This necklace was one of the stand out pieces of the 2024 SAG Awards.
    Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Even the plaintiffs in Held v. Montana showed this on the stand.
    Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 12 July 2023
  • One of the stand out campaigns came from Google, for the Pixel 8.
    Sonia Thompson, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Jade takes the stand to tell the jury what happened in her own words.
    Tracy Smith, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The red bow held water for the tree and the openings at the top of the stand fit the keg tap, beer line and picnic faucet.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Hill pleaded not guilty and took the stand in his own defense.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Here was the proof that held up as Dr. van Pelt took the stand against Holocaust denial.
    Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Sarah Turney took the stand as a witness late last week.
    Serena Lin, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2023
  • Originally, the stand was in the vestibule inside the store.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Because the stand was locked to the tree, the suspect used a chainsaw to try and take the whole kit and caboodle.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2023
  • With a steady rain, high winds, and temps in the mid-20s, the 40-year-old Arkansas native just couldn’t sit in the stand any longer.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Paul Pelosi took the stand Nov. 13 and recounted publicly for the first time what happened the night of the attack.
    Olga R. Rodriguez, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The suspect was then forced to leave their saw in the tree, where it was eventually found by the hunter who owned the stand.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Corado has been working at the stand for four years while being mom to her young son, Nick.
    Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • After Bell’s mother made a statement, Bell took the stand.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
  • McCraney took the stand in his own defense during the week-long trial.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 28 July 2023
  • And Eric Trump is set to take the stand again in his father's civil fraud trial.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Jabbari was on the stand for four days as a witness for the prosecution.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Those are really brave women who came forward and took the stand.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2024
  • The most striking evidence in Majors’s case was Jabbari’s four days on the stand.
    Vulture, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Not including the stand’s depth, the screen portion of the iMac is an incredible 0.44 inch thick.
    Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 20 May 2024
  • The defense did not call Mr. Weisselberg either, nor did Mr. Trump take the stand in his own defense.
    William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 27 May 2024
  • During the two-week trial, Jabbari took the stand for several days.
    Chloe Melas, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Olson came to the Capitol on Wednesday and was called as a witness, but ultimately did not have to take the stand.
    Jim Vertuno, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • While Ellison was on the stand for three full days, the two appeared to avoid looking at each other throughout.
    Marley Jay, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The burglars were arrested, but the prosecution ruled them out as suspects and the defense never called them to the stand.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
  • Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, took the stand last month before Jones in an effort to have his case removed to federal court.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Cohen, the state's star witness, will return to the stand on Monday when court resumes after a long weekend.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 May 2024
  • Trump is expected to be called to the stand in his own defense on Dec. 11, his side's final witness after more than two months of trial.
    Jacob Rosen, Graham Kates, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Willis will return to the stand for further questioning Friday.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024

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