"stand" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- There was a tiny cough from the doorway, and we disengaged to see that Alkland was standing there somewhat diffidently in the darkness.
- The woman reached them and stood diffidently.
- They must have found a sitter tonight, because here they were, with Terry standing diffidently just behind Annette, his hand on her shoulder.
- A slight figure stood diffidently before him.
- He was older than Rand, but he stood looking down at them diffidently.
- Will slowed on a gentler, grassy slope as they came to a stile, and stood diffidently aside to let Jane climb over first.
- When they were in the air-having waited for ordinary permission from the controllers-Ivan's man came back and stood diffidently two meters away.
- One of the homespun-clad men of the settlement was standing diffidently at the Tayle-dras' elbow.
- The Cyrinic knight, Sir Launesse, stood somewhat diffidently beside a burly, intricately curled and massively eyebrowed personage with heavy shoulders and a classical demeanor.
- Permission was granted; and Herr Leeb, who had been standing diffidently to one side, was also given permission.
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