Withstand in a sentence as a verb

This means that the stresses become greater than the rock's ability to withstand them.

" All beliefs that withstand scrutiny must be acted upon.

They build these cars to withstand a lot of impact, this isn't the movies, new cars don't just crash and explode on impact.

I was curious how well this quine would withstand having more than one character removed, so I performed a test.

It is impressive how they are now able to withstand all the "forces" and Governments had to shift their focus towards the ISPs.

That material would have to be extremely light while also being able to withstand being crushed by the atmosphere.

The small body means that the car has to be very strong, and therefore very heavy in order to withstand collisions.

""It must not have occurred to the officers that the blast doors were designed to withstand a 20 megaton nuclear explosion from close range.

US freight cars have the highest standard axle loads in the world, so any train that runs where it can hit one must be able to withstand a head-on collision.

Only the strongest personalities could withstand this, and it is obvious that they often leave for greener pastures.

For example, how much acceleration can someone withstand.

That's over 5000 atmospheres of pressure!Fry: How many atmospheres can the ship withstand?Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Well, it was built for space travel, so anywhere between zero and one.

Improvements are in "hard engineering"--new materials that can withstand higher temperatures and pressures to eke out slightly more efficiency, etc.

The regulation says, "the foam inside upholstered furniture be able to withstand exposure to a small flame, like a candle or cigarette lighter, for 12 seconds without igniting.

Any rational country does so, if sufficiently powerful to withstand retaliation from the global superpower.

Metal can withstand significantly higher temperatures than plastic.

More so the vehicle is designed to be able to withstand an engine exploding, even at launch, without damaging the other engines and without preventing the launcher from reaching orbit.

[1] Many network-connected printers simply assume that the local network they connect to will be securely protected from external threats, so they're not configured to withstand even the simplest of attacks.

Withstand definitions

verb

resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

See also: defy hold

verb

stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

See also: resist