stick up for

1. see stand up for.

Example Sentences

"It's the most important to stick up for people and for peace… We have to use our platforms. What's the point of being at these big events if you're not going to use your privilege?"

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I grew up around gang culture and learned to stick up for myself, so people thought I was scary.

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Early in the show’s run, Todd Bridges’ Willis on “Diff’rent Strokes” defined the big brother, a partner in crime you could get in trouble with but would also stick up for you.

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In my writing, I am often derided by readers as being too tough, but in front of a national television audience, as a panelist from Los Angeles, I felt a responsibility to stick up for SoCal.

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Rev. Dr. Barber II is objecting to Republicans’ budget bill on the grounds of morality as much as politics—which is why he’s been praying, protesting, and getting arrested to stick up for those who will be affected by it.

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