unstick

Example Sentences

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"We - our team and the United States administration - came to Beijing in order to unstick what has been stuck since almost last August," Kerry told reporters late on Wednesday.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2023

Within days of my injury, I could unstick my tongue from the roof of my mouth and create an odd sound every now and then, but I couldn’t communicate in any traditional sense.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2023

“She was stuck and needed a lawyer to unstick the situation,” Hruska said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2023

Meanwhile, executives realize that if they don’t persuade their employees to come back now, with pandemic restrictions eased in most areas, the new norms of flexible work will be hard to unstick.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022

I made the mistake of glancing up at the sky, just for a moment, and now I can’t unstick my eyes.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera