stick in there

Example Sentences

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I am rationally discounting the unlikely possibilities, I am keeping an open mind, I am using my special, safe swirling method to get the cotton-tipped stick in there.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025

"As you get older," she said during our recent "Salon Talks" conversation, "more actresses just say, I don't want to do this anymore.' And if you just stick in there, you get some parts."

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

“Mike is a really tough competitor. And I had to stick in there today and really give it my best shot to get that one done.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2023

I just decided to stick in there and be patient and in the end I got a chance to steal the frame.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2015

"Why, there's a hole there in the door," answered Stepan, "so you shake the stick in there."

From Stories by Foreign Authors: Russian by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich