stick at
Example Sentences
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Based on the CPI numbers, many economists expected February’s core PCE inflation to stick at 3% or 3.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
"I was enjoying the work, so I decided to stick at it," she said.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
If Betts can stick at shortstop, it would free Tommy Edman to play more center field.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025
But he was determined to stick at it, and not take the risk.
From Reuters • May 12, 2023
He teased an ant that tried to run across a stick at his feet, blocking its way with the big toe of one foot and then the other, chuckling a little at his own mischief.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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