STANDING in a Sentence

Learn STANDING from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for STANDING, such as:
1. We have a standing invitation to visit them anytime.
2. She has a large sum standing to her credit in the bank.
3. He is currently standing trial for alleged malpractices.
4. There was scarcely a tree left standing after the storm.
5. I saw her standing beside my bed when I reopened my eyes.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of STANDING
standing
 a.  (of fluids) not moving or flowing
 a.  (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  That supposition was even more disturbing than the other; and it was the one which had come to him the night before, when he had seen her standing in the kitchen door.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  Ethan was standing near the window, mechanically filling his pipe while he watched Mattie move to and fro.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
3  When the twins left Scarlett standing on the porch of Tara and the last sound of flying hooves had died away, she went back to her chair like a sleepwalker.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
4  His long white hair standing out behind him, he urged the horse forward with crop and loud cries.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
5  "No, Pa, I'm no tattletale like Suellen," she assured him, standing off to view his rearranged attire with a judicious air.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
6  He tossed the reins of his horse to a small pickaninny standing near and started up the steps.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
7  She was a tall woman, standing a head higher than her fiery little husband, but she moved with such quiet grace in her swaying hoops that the height attracted no attention to itself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
8  If they showed no aptitude for any of these trades, they became field hands and, in the opinion of the negroes, they had lost their claim to any social standing at all.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
9  There was no family of any standing into which he could marry, no people with whom he could associate except the Slatterys and riffraff like them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
10  Mr. Calvert was standing close by the side of his Yankee wife, who even after fifteen years in Georgia never seemed to quite belong anywhere.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
11  As her eyes wandered from Melanie, she caught the gaze of Rhett Butler, who was not mixing with the crowd but standing apart talking to John Wilkes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
12  "Run get your grandpa," hissed one of the old gentleman's daughters to a young girl standing near by.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
13  Already the foundries were beginning to feel the lack of iron, for little or none came through the blockade, and the mines in Alabama were standing almost idle while the miners were at the front.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
14  She sank her face into the pillow again and, after a whispered conference, the two standing over her tiptoed out.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
15  Not all the flowers of the town were standing in tribute to the leaders of the Confederacy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Despite its financial problems, the company is standing by the no-redundancy agreement.
2  British and American warships are standing by to evacuate their citizens if necessary.
3  Men were standing around, swilling beer and occasionally leering at passing females.
4  The audience gave her a standing ovation for her performance.
5  She has a large sum standing to her credit in the bank.
6  Her eyes were immediately drawn to the tall blond man standing at the bar.
7  I saw her standing beside my bed when I reopened my eyes.
8  There was scarcely a tree left standing after the storm.
9  He is currently standing trial for alleged malpractices.
10  I was standing by the side of the road, so the accident happened under my very eyes.
11  If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
12  The speech was broadcast via a video link to thousands standing outside.
13  Someone was standing in my line of vision so I couldn't see the screen.
14  Her vision cleared and she realized Niall was standing beside her.
15  We have a standing invitation to visit them anytime.