stick by
phrasal verb
stuck by; sticking by; sticks by
: to continue to support or be loyal to (someone or something)
The troops stuck by their general to the end.
I promised to support you and I'll stick by my promise.
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Analyst Robert Ohmes stuck by his buy rating on shares of Walmart and raised his price objective to $125 per share from $120.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
The Bachelor franchise has always stuck by a somewhat silly dogma—that despite the fact that its premise (one star dating 20-plus suitors) is ridiculous and inherently a little raunchy, the show is at its core a pure slice of an Americana fairy tale.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
They’re marked men, circled by every offense on their schedule as a group that needs to be taken seriously — and a measuring stick by which opponents will measure themselves.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Thank you to Emily Carignan for sticking by my side.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
The Bachelor franchise has always stuck by a somewhat silly dogma—that despite the fact that its premise (one star dating 20-plus suitors) is ridiculous and inherently a little raunchy, the show is at its core a pure slice of an Americana fairy tale.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
They’re marked men, circled by every offense on their schedule as a group that needs to be taken seriously — and a measuring stick by which opponents will measure themselves.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Thank you to Emily Carignan for sticking by my side.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stick by
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“Stick by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20by. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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