stand the sight of
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There are people who prefer their sports growly and can’t stand the sight of players hugging and postgame jersey swaps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
We couldn’t stand the sight of each other.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024
In place of a plot, we get a setup: They can’t stand the sight of each other.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2021
When colleagues arrived he left the room, as he could not stand the sight of blood, but later accompanied the woman to hospital, before returning to the home and offering to speak to police.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2018
I can't stand the sight of the Capitol people myself.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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