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'standing' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'standing' with 20 example sentences.


standing adjective

: (of fluids) not moving or flowing

: executed in or initiated from a standing position

: (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs

: having a supporting base

: not created for a particular occasion

: permanent

standing noun

: social or financial or professional status or reputation

: an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event

: the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position


  • A bunch of people were standing outside waiting.
  • A strange woman was standing in the doorway.
  • He was standing at the top of the mountain.
  • A stranger is standing in front of the house.
  • Nobody's standing in front of the entrance.
  • I was standing next to him.
  • I could no longer keep standing.
  • Is it true that horses sleep while standing up?
  • Why are you still standing?
  • Do you know that boy standing over there?
  • That woman standing over there is my mother.
  • She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling.
  • I hate standing on the bus.
  • You're standing on my foot.
  • The house standing on the hill is very old.
  • Santa Claus was standing in the garden.
  • The groom left the bride standing at the altar.
  • I'm standing under a tree.
  • I saw a man standing naked under the waterfall.
  • The church is still standing. Everything else was destroyed.
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