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see at ease, def. 2.

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Words nearby stand at ease

standard schnauzer, standard score, standard scratch score, standard temperature and pressure, standard time, stand at ease, standaway, standby, stand corrected, stand-down, standee
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How to use stand at ease in a sentence

  • It was the stand-at-ease of a soldier, or of an Indian wrapped in his blanket in the city square.

    A Touch Of Sun And Other Stories|Mary Hallock Foote

  • His hands fell on his hips as, in his mess, an officer with no pockets drops his knuckles on his waist-line for a stand-at-ease.

    Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete|Gilbert Parker

  • At the approach of this symbol of the law, Mrs. Bindle stepped back and brought her mop to the stand-at-ease position.

    Mrs. Bindle|Hebert Jenkins
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