stick by

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.

Examples of stick by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Evangelicals have mostly stuck by Trump, even with prominent defectors such as Southern Baptist leader Russell Moore and New York Times columnist David French railing against widespread Christian support for the president, given his personal life and tendency to make incendiary statements. —W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026

Analysts are largely sticking by Netflix , telling clients to buy the dip after after the streaming platform’s latest results sent the stock lower. —Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026

Still, Georgia stuck by the program. —Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026

Ordinarily, a loan player would return to their parent club for treatment, but there is a sense that Grealish is happy on Merseyside and keen to repay Everton for sticking by him. —Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for stick by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny