sticks
Example Sentences
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For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks.”
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Oil prices will likely remain high regardless of whether a peace deal sticks.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Princeton’s players flung their sticks and gloves into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
But Gordon has made a habit of defying odds, and returned between the Scotland sticks five months after missing the tournament in Germany.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
In the factory, where we had machines, shears, measuring sticks, and ample light, such a suit would’ve taken many hands a week.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
