unstick

Example Sentences

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"We - our team and the United States administration - came to Beijing in order to unstick what has been stuck since almost last August," Kerry told reporters late on Wednesday.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2023

What I can't unstick from my brain is how defiant it is of simple determination.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2023

Meanwhile, executives realize that if they don’t persuade their employees to come back now, with pandemic restrictions eased in most areas, the new norms of flexible work will be hard to unstick.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022

“We basically have to cause a nuisance until it hurts,” he said as a police officer tried to unstick him from the road with the help of cooking oil.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2022

Pigwidgeon was choking on an overlarge Owl Treat. said Ron furiously, striding across the room to unstick Pigwidgeon’s beak.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling