stay put
Example Sentences
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A few high-profile Californians may leave the state, he says, but his study of other locales with wealth taxes shows most stayed put External link and paid their share.
From Barron's
"But I don't think he will. I don't think he will ever stay put in one place after travelling for so long."
From BBC
Are top-drawer college football teams and their name, image and likeness collectives simply trying to protect themselves from willy-nilly transfers or are they bullying players to stay put with threats of lawsuits?
From Los Angeles Times
While genes themselves stay put, microbes do not.
From Science Daily
Escobar, a native of Guatemala, shares her children’s desire to stay put.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.