stuck

Example Sentences

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It’s for people stuck on a $150 train.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Assuming he’s confirmed, he will inherit difficult economic circumstances amid the uncertainty of war, an oil-price shock, and inflation that remains stuck close to 3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Elsewhere she defined the term as “this mixture of geniality and sentiment stuck together with a sticky slime of calf’s-foot jelly.”

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

He said: "They need us there and without us they're stuck as well - where do they turn to?"

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Tansy stuck her in the crook of her arm and climbed the rostrum to settle her in teacher’s chair behind the desk.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck