Synonym: standing. Similar words: outstanding, longstanding, understanding, notwithstanding, misunderstanding, standing committee, landing, ending. Meaning: ['stændɪŋ] n. 1. social or financial or professional status or reputation 2. an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event 3. the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position. adj. 1. having a supporting base 2. (of fluids) not moving or flowing 3. not created for a particular occasion 4. executed in or initiated from a standing position 5. (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs 6. permanent.
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121. We are standing at an important crossroads in the history of Europe.
122. A young boy is standing on a stool, reaching for a cookie jar, and the stool is about to tip.
123. The spectacle of Sakharov standing his ground and speaking his mind gave me hope.
124. She waited, standing on the bridge, until his figure vanished against the grey backdrop of the Palace.
125. Mr Gould was given a standing ovation and loud cheers when he finished his speech.
126. When I opened my eyes I saw a man with an axe standing at the end of my bed.
127. His standing as a film director has risen in recent years.
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128. Standing up, he unbuckled his belt, and spread it laden across his waist.
129. But, as the opinion poll shows, the party's standing with the people at large has never been so low.
130. Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson
131. I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson
132. Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help. Criss Jami
133. Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides. Margaret Thatcher
134. You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Rabindranath Tagore
135. There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Steven Wright
136. What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what sort of person you are. C.S. Lewis
137. The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. William Blake
138. If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. Isaac Newton
139. There are many ways of going forward(sentencedict.com), but only one way of standing still. Franklin D. Roosevelt
140. Real elation is when you feel you could touch a star without standing on tiptoe. Doug Larson
141. You have devoured all when you were standing godmother.
142. Two penguins are standing on ice floe.
143. The Grand Inquisitor was standing at the doorway.
144. Wherefore was he standing bareheaded in the market place?
145. There is always a standing gag in his company.
146. Two old hens from the neighbored were standing on the corner gossiping.
147. Looking up, I saw that a girt was standing in the doorway.
148. Jiang - ming Wang is an out standing baseball player from Taiwan.
149. Amongst the elites, there is a feebleness about standing up for a particular way of life.
150. A woman is standing by a fence in a garden.
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