How to Use stance in a Sentence

stance

noun
  • Team sources have said that stance has not changed.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • His vote aligned with his long‑standing non‑interventionist stance.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
  • The hope now is that his new stance does the trick.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • My stance on vaccines is the same.
    — Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This has always been her stance.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But that is an outlandish stance.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Quinn praised Hill’s square, strong stance against the run as well.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Buried around the long post were two other key, new stances.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • People are counting on us to take a stance.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • His stances were seen as more moderate at the time.
    — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Nick Folk took his stance, eyed his kick and attacked.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • As things stand, the 22-year-old and his agent are firm on their stance.
    — Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Taboos are an essential part of our stance.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Normally his stance is a hard no.
    — Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Torres had a narrow stance with a huge leg kick in eighth grade.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • Anthropic's stance gave it a bump on the app store charts.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That stance is at odds with efforts in states across the country.
    — Eddie Pells, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2022
  • But that stance appeared to shift over the weekend.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His stance towards his uncle is tough.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His stance towards his uncle is tough.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Those airline leaders' stance so far has been to wait and see.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 9 June 2026
  • In many ways, that optimistic stance was spot-on.
    — Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
  • And the union doesn’t appear willing to change that stance.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • That public stance has, more or less, remained the same.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • However, this stance may change with time.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The player’s stance was the key factor.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Boyd confirmed the stance to the Free Press.
    — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Schenck got Paris to move back in the batter’s box, and open his stance.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Certainly hasn’t been any new stance.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The new mini-Witt is shown in a batting stance.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026

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