stick in
Example Sentences
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Students were often assigned a military rank and awarded promotions, like the 13-year-old cadet major carrying a swagger stick in a 1930 ad for the Page Military Academy in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
"Certain anthropomorphic phrases may even stick in readers' minds and can potentially shape public perception of AI in unhelpful ways," Aune said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Despite this sequel’s thin and rote stretches, it once again closes strong with a few images that will stick in your head for at least a week or two.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The website for the bridge project says the bridge tower shape “reflects the curvature of a hockey stick in a slap shot.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
It is too long to go in a pocket, too sharp to stick in my waistband.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
