stick around
Example Sentences
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"Our study suggests using them intermittently, then activating suction at intervals, might be better. That's because mosquitoes don't tend to stick around their target when both clues aren't used at the same time."
From Science Daily
At this time of year, just after the spring equinox, with more strength in the sunshine and the days getting longer, fog tends not to stick around for too long.
From BBC
Should Powell stick around after his term ends on May 15, that could put a damper on the market, Smith said.
From MarketWatch
As disappointed buyers of Clorox, Peloton or Campbell Soup at the height of the pandemic will tell you, there’s no sense sticking around when a brief sales bonanza is welcomed with such fanfare.
“Before moving here, I mean. If you like, we could stick around a while.”
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.