stick in
Example Sentences
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Until then, the money will stick in the default fund.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Students were often assigned a military rank and awarded promotions, like the 13-year-old cadet major carrying a swagger stick in a 1930 ad for the Page Military Academy in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
"Certain anthropomorphic phrases may even stick in readers' minds and can potentially shape public perception of AI in unhelpful ways," Aune said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
Then, holding the stick in her left hand, Murphy slid the puck across the ice to her streaking teammate, who promptly banged it into the back of the net.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
We stick in the phrase would have where a simple had should go.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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