stuck

Example Sentences

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What if somebody, two weeks before, gets stuck in the hospital or sent on a work trip?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The text of the bill refers to a “self-reinforcing cycle” that the industrialized construction industry appears to be stuck in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

That rating stuck as shares climbed above $30 last fall, but the stock has since given up its big 2025 gains, dropping 39% to start 2026.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The whale became stuck on a sandbank on 23 March before being rescued days later - only to swim into shallow waters on Poel Island, further down the Baltic Sea coast.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Daisy stuck her nose up close to me and started sniffing.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls