sticky

Example Sentences

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Among them: a temporary loss of communications shortly after the Wednesday evening launch and a sticky valve in the water-tank system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Each device integrates with another, incentivizing the user to buy more than one Apple product after entering the company’s sticky ecosystem.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Growing up in the Philippines, Sunga confesses her household was a "very savoury one" with desserts limited to sticky rice and fruit.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Throughout November and December, people had come to Quirky and placed sticky notes on the door saying the store was not a nuisance.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

One step at a time they struggled forward, wading often up to their chests, in thick, sticky mud.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda