unstick

Example Sentences

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“The fans, equally, are basically stuck sometimes, and I guess it's our job to subtly, not forcefully, unstick them,” he said.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 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

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

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

My tongue felt like it had been glued to the roof of my mouth, and as much as I tried, it wouldn’t unstick.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez