unstick

Example Sentences

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As Millie and Tim fall into a well-worn pattern, their literal inability to unstick themselves from something increasingly toxic becomes both hysterical and uniquely depraved.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025

"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

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

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

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2022

“We really need to find Flux and that stranger fast. If we can’t unstick people on our own, we’ll make them do it.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles