hard standing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It can be hard, standing on this business end of this firehose, to notice shades of difference in the stream.
From Slate
It was hard standing where, only a few months earlier, we had stood with Ruby and Hart, full of so much hope for the future.
From Los Angeles Times
A video first posted by Tumso Abdurakhmanov on Wednesday showed him disheveled and breathing hard, standing over the bloodied body of another man.
From The Guardian
“It’s very hard standing there for three hours. I don’t care if you’re 55 years old.”
From New York Times
The £5m ring fenced for Manston will create a new access point and more hard standing areas.
From BBC
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