sticky

Example Sentences

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That’s because investors were worried about sticky inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Every neuron contains Tau, but in Alzheimer's disease the protein begins clumping into large, sticky tangles that interfere with the cell's internal transport system before eventually killing the neuron.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

What started off as a trailblazing music partnership between música mexicana band Fuerza Regida and L.A. label Rancho Humilde has now fizzled into a sticky online drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Gulf-state oil may be trickling back into the global economy and lowering gas prices, but we’re still staring down the barrel at months of sticky inflation.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

“This has your fingerprints all over it,” Julio said, pointing at them with his own fingers, sticky with honey.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman