sticky
Example Sentences
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It was hard to run balls on to the greens because of the sticky approaches, but the sloping putting surfaces were often too firm to hold.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
In reality, just a few inches of the sticky stuff was enough to snare a heavy animal in place until it either died of exposure or fell prey to predators, who then became trapped themselves.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Cook, meanwhile, has turned Apple into a services business with a sticky ecosystem.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The beige book is “the latest warning sign that inflation is quickly turning into a sticky problem,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Fingers bleeding, we pluck the sharp, pointy, sticky bolls, stuff them into sacks, then press them into bales and bind them with cord.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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