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Example sentences for "stand erect"

  • Stand erect, arms akimbo, fingers pressing the abdominal muscles in front, thumbs on the dorsal muscles on each side of the spine.

  • Neither tools nor men could be found to do any trenching, but it is not probable the shelter was ever high enough for a man to stand erect in, because most, or all, of the floor earth must have come from the ceiling.

  • Talus has accumulated in the front part of the cavern until it rises within 2 feet of the roof; farther back the cavity is of sufficient height for a man to stand erect, although nowhere more than 10 feet wide.

  • The lower division continues into the hill on a level; the upper rises at a slight angle; neither is high enough to permit a man to stand erect.

  • Stand erect in a military attitude, head up, eyes front, shoulders back, knees stiff, hands at sides.

  • Stand erect again, with the chin up and chest high (in all these exercises stand erect where it is possible), and have the dumb-bells in the hands hanging easily at the sides.

  • Stand erect, with head and chest high, and the feet about six inches apart.

  • When both sets act equally, and at the same moment, no motion is produced, but the body or limb is maintained in a fixed position: this occurs when we stand erect.

  • Action of the muscles when we stand erect?

  • Stand erect, heels together, grasp the handles overhead, and charge forward with the right foot.

  • Stand erect, and having grasped the handles overhead firmly, separate them and bring them down slowly until they touch the sides: then return them slowly to the original position.

  • Stand erect, feet about 30 inches apart, inhale deeply and strike a blow toward the left with the right fist, passing the left fist behind the back.

  • But Finn had no means of guessing that the Professor merely desired to master him, and to teach him to stand erect, or leap through a hoop at the word of command.

  • Exercises for filling out scrawny necks and hollow chests: Stand erect.

  • Stand erect, the right arm raised upward, the left crossed behind the back.

  • It is played with the hands only; each person doubles up his right hand, resting it on his lap and allowing his thumb to stand erect (Fig.

  • Fold the mast over twice, according to the dotted lines, that it may be stiff and able to stand erect.

  • The following directions will give you a clear idea of the exercise: (1) Stand erect.

  • Stand erect, with arms straight In front of you.

  • To round out hollow shoulders and put muscle on the upper back, stand erect, with light dumb-bells, arms hanging at the sides.

  • Stand erect, and with hands on hips and shoulders thrown back, take four or five full inhalations.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stand erect" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    armed soldiers; boric acid; exactly the; eyes twinkled; having something; just plain; open place; stand erect; stand fast; stand firm; stand for; stand here; stand still; stand till; stand twenty; stand upon; standing before; standing committees; standing erect; standing here; standing order; standing stones; standing upon; stands alone; stands pledged; stands upon