make stick

VERB

validate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approve certify confirm corroborate endorse justify legalize legitimize ratify substantiate verify

STRONG

authenticate authorize constitute okay sanction

WEAK

John Hancock bear out give stamp of approval give the go-ahead give the green light give the nod make binding make legal rubber-stamp set seal on sign off on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

contradict deny disagree disallow disapprove discredit disprove invalidate oppose refuse reject repudiate veto

Example Sentences

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The cases of the week involving two-bit schemers and has-beens are easy enough to make stick.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2023

In both cases, the prosecutors pursued not the most serious charge, but the one they could most make stick.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2019

Why was it so easy to make stick the claim that she was getting rich at our expense?

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2016

Then how is it that so many have found the charge so easy to make, and make stick?

From Time • Oct. 31, 2016

The cabins was near a creek where willows grew and we'd make stick horses out of 'em.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration

make stick

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