Example sentences for: withstood

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

  • McKay's critique remains only a draft, however, and it has not yet undergone the rigorous peer review that the original paper withstood.

  • Many Arabs would rather relive the glory days of the 1956 Suez crisis, when the great hero of Arab nationalism, Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser, withstood an invasion by Britain, France, and Israel.

  • Pundits are debating where the markets will go next . The conventional, feel-good view is that the U.S. market withstood its plunge valiantly and will resume forging ahead.

  • From atop the brick walls, which withstood fierce attacks by cannonballs and other projectiles, you can enjoy panoramic views out to the east and over San Juan Bay to the modern city.

  • No similar claim has ever withstood scientific examination as robustly as the Torah codes have.


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