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

Recommending taking your food recycling bin out every week, he said lining a food caddy meant food waste was less likely to get congealed and sticky.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 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

Its surface was scattered with twigs and leaves caught in its sticky threads.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda