Example Sentences for standing. 1  He was standing to take his leave, and turned away his eyes.  2 I had the good luck to be standing near, said Clif, modestly. 3  The carriage was still at some distance, standing motionless where they had left it.  A short distance off there was standing a small closed carriage.
Wadlow broke the record for worldâs tallest man when he reached 8 feet, 4 inches in 1937. After graduating high school, Robert went on tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus, and later crisscrossed the country to promote the International Shoe Company, which graciously provided Robertâs size 37AA footwear.
By his first birthday, Robert Wadlow weighed 45 pounds and stood 3 feet, 3.5 inches. He kept growing, towering over his father at age eight. At 13 years old and 7 feet, 4 inches, he was the worldâs tallest Boy Scout. Wadlow was a quiet and mild-mannered young man, which led to him be called a âgentle giant.â He enjoyed photography and playing guitar â until his hands grew too large to do either.