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

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

Next, Barclays said industrial production in the U.S. continues to improve, while third, sticky inflation, underpinned by rising oil prices “should lift nominal EPS, especially for industrials, energy and pricing-power franchises.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Mr. Lawson presses four cold, sticky pads to the bare skin around my right knee.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day