sticks

Example Sentences

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For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks.”

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Oil prices will likely remain high regardless of whether a peace deal sticks.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

But there is one final - and one player in particular - that sticks in the Frenchman's mind.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Like early hominids, birds craft sticks and stones into tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Lily stumbles over a box of popsicle sticks.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller