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

Roy runs into Phoebe’s teacher — yay, Phoebe, genuinely and always — and she says he seemed “stuck” the last time they spoke, which evidently serves to immediately unstick him.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

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

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2023

Within days of my injury, I could unstick my tongue from the roof of my mouth and create an odd sound every now and then, but I couldn’t communicate in any traditional sense.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2023

I dithered outside the barbershop next to the portrait studio, trying to unstick my feet and go back.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu