Words similar to withstand

Example sentences for: withstand

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

It has evolved into a test of our ability to withstand a grease invasion.
Their reversal of fortune was preordained, because their doctrine could not withstand the responsibility that came with success.
Newspapers' spin: They'll never get that far , since gun-makers can't withstand the federal onslaught.
This fear is well justified, but its naked expression betrays the Republicans' tragic knowledge that they have failed to engender enough public faith in the impeachment process to withstand dismissive words from the president they have supposedly disgraced.
A short video tells the story of the development of the Bathysphere, a machine that could withstand the immense water pressure thousands of feet beneath the surface so that scientists could study the creatures living at those depths.