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Example sentences for: stands

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

As we strolled the festival, I mentioned to my friend that a statue of Leif Ericson stands guard at nearby Shilshole Bay.
The palace, which now serves primarily as a museum, takes its name from the red-cloaked figure of the monkey god Hanuman that stands to the left of the main palace entrance.
By eliminating the ritual, e-voting stands to diminish the meaning attached to it.
But the book is far more practical than any other, dishing out such goodies as city bus routes, the best food stands at Midway airport, names and programs of favorite local radio personalities, and even the phone number of an notoriously aggressive car-towing agency.
It is scarcely worth asking where the state's congressional delegation stands on the issue.