'standing' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'standing' with 20 example sentences.
- standing adjective
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: (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
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: 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.