stick to

phrasal verb

stuck to; sticking to; sticks to

1

: to continue doing or using (something) especially when it is difficult to do so

She stuck to her story about the money already being missing when she got there.

Please stick to the script/subject/rules.

Stick to the marked trails.

If you want to succeed, you've got to stick to it and not give up.

2

: to not change (a decision, belief, etc.)

I intend to stick to my promise/word.

She's sticking to her decision to retire.

Examples of stick to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Very cold air already in place will allow snow to accumulate quickly across the region, sticking to roads, bridges and untreated surfaces with little melting. —Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026

These masks relied on a canister filled with activated charcoal, which works by a process called adsorption, in which molecules stick to a surface rather than sinking into it. —Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026

Internal text messages revealed through his legal dispute with Elon Musk show that Altman often sticks to all lowercase. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026

Faced with a wounded opponent, UCLA stuck to its game plan. —Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for stick to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou