stick at
Example Sentences
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Based on the CPI numbers, many economists expected February’s core PCE inflation to stick at 3% or 3.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
This will include evidence that DNA recovered from a stick at the scene was 3.8 billion times more likely to have come from Mr Singh than a random member of the public.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025
On Wednesday, Gomes threw a couple other names into the potential mix: Prospects Miguel Vargas and Michael Busch, both of whom are infielders by trade but have yet to stick at any one spot defensively.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023
But he was determined to stick at it, and not take the risk.
From Reuters • May 12, 2023
“Excellent little filly, that girl! D’you know, she can produce more tuck in the twinklin’ of an eye than you could shake a stick at.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
