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: the position of the feet of a golfer or batter preparatory to making a swing
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: the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates
Examples of stance in a Sentence
a slightly aggressive stance
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Jenkins voted to continue mask mandates in Brevard County schools, even after the DeSantis administration directed districts to lift them, a stance that brought protests outside her home, threats against her family, and national media scrutiny.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
The dispute also drew in renowned rabblerouser Wack 100, who defended Adam22 while criticizing Styles’ stance.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Going that route could have resulted in an uphill legal battle, some lawyers suggested, given Colorado’s tough stance on condemning land to benefit a private party or for purely economic development purposes.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Use legal reasoning to justify your stance when needed.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
The dispute also drew in renowned rabblerouser Wack 100, who defended Adam22 while criticizing Styles’ stance.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Going that route could have resulted in an uphill legal battle, some lawyers suggested, given Colorado’s tough stance on condemning land to benefit a private party or for purely economic development purposes.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Use legal reasoning to justify your stance when needed.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stance
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“Stance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stance. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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