stand-ups
- plural of stand-up.
Example Sentences
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He settled in Ireland and built a comedy career doing specials unlike what you’d find most young stand-ups doing in America.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
“Our customers aren’t actually all in the office anymore, and so they don’t necessarily want us in the office with them, but we do daily stand-ups with them.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
But these days stand-ups release a lot more product than they used to and in more places, from satellite radio to TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Arenas, like the ones Kay performs in, bring in more people but they can also bring problems for stand-ups, he says.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025
Like most comics, she spent her career developing material by gauging the response of the crowd but must confront a problem familiar to superstar stand-ups.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2024
