stick

Example Sentences

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“I wasn’t actually planning to stick to my diet on this trip.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

“The last one scared me,” Velasquez said as he watched left-fielder Moises Rodriguez stick out his glove running to catch it and start a victory celebration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Now software stocks are scraping themselves off the floor—but are still behind the curve as big investors stick with what has worked.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Hours later, the country’s best women’s lacrosse player was back on that wall, simmering, practicing once more with that fifth-grade stick.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Seemed to me, if she’d been trained right as a teacher, she’d stick to the rules more.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck