staying put
Example Sentences
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Perhaps we’ve become so comfortable here in this flawed dwelling that any alternative is more frightening than staying put.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Even though leaving the career she built felt uncomfortable, staying put didn’t feel much better.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Its outflows came from a relatively few large accounts, with most individual investors staying put.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
“Does it mean never working again, or just not full time? Does it mean travel, or staying put somewhere cheap? Those answers matter more than any rule of thumb,” HernandezAriano said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
Ensuring that the badger was indeed staying put, Clare went to his bedroom and closed the door, for he doubted he could focus with the pesky badger looking over his shoulder.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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