stick

Example Sentences

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Whether that date will stick is another question.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

These details are mostly new, but the broad contours of the plot stick firmly to the narrative of the movie, based on an actual incident that took place in 1972.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

One almost gets a sense that the great doers of history were like robots, temporarily inhabited by an otherworldly spiritual force or, alternatively, were stick figures that Hegel moved about on his grandiose world-historical tableau.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Data guru Steve Kornacki decided to stick with NBC News as he also has assignments at NBC Sports.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

He prodded it with a stick, then nodded.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver