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

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

“She was stuck and needed a lawyer to unstick the situation,” Hruska said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2023

“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