Example sentences for: standing

How can you use “standing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Australia has had its watchdog Standing Committee on Spoken English.

  • At the New York premiere of Shakespeare in Love , she was feted and photographed standing next to Gwyneth Paltrow.

  • But most ranching terms, including such essential ones as cowboy, grass, pasture, fence, heifer, beef, boots, saddle, and so on, are obviously common English words of long standing.

  • There was an “inner need” for the people to compose ballads that sang of the deeds of a man standing up for his rights, who in the process is transformed into a hero.

  • In New York, however, McCain's standing in opinion polls is, at the moment, irrelevant--because it's not clear that he will be on the ballot for the state's March 7 primary.


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