sticks
Example Sentences
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In the face of a financial quagmire, why not throw up a few glow sticks?
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
“It will give researchers a chance to see if we put this hodgepodge of carrots and sticks together,” said Jeanna Kenney, an economics and real-estate professor at the Villanova School of Business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
And if one child sticks to their plan and the other doesn’t?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
Each family lives between four walls of cardboard surrounded by sheets held up by wires and sticks for privacy.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
My breath sticks in my throat and I lean farther away from him, the railing digging into my back.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
