Examples of sticking point in a Sentence
The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
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Those protections have been the primary sticking point, team sources said, as the Warriors have insisted that the first-rounder be unprotected.
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The products had been one of the negotiation’s main sticking points.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025
One measure barring the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank for cryptocurrency was a particular sticking point, with Republicans debating how to best set the bill up to succeed in a future Senate vote.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 18 July 2025
As with the dual strikes in 2023, artificial intelligence was a big sticking point in negotiations.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 9 July 2025
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The products had been one of the negotiation’s main sticking points.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025
One measure barring the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank for cryptocurrency was a particular sticking point, with Republicans debating how to best set the bill up to succeed in a future Senate vote.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 18 July 2025
As with the dual strikes in 2023, artificial intelligence was a big sticking point in negotiations.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 9 July 2025
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“Sticking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticking%20point. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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