sticky

Example Sentences

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Then Newcastle go to league leaders Arsenal before potentially sticky games against Brighton, Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Fulham.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The new tool could also help the banks solve a sticky problem: They count both hedge-fund clients who want to short private credit and private-credit fund managers as clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The butter takes on that flavor, turning glossy and just a little sticky, clinging to each bite.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

In film and television, book clubs are portrayed as a way for women to briefly free themselves from the shackles of domestic responsibility, sticky children, feckless husbands.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

On the contrary, it only worsened the sticky heaviness in her stomach.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny