stick with

phrasal verb

stuck with; sticking with; sticks with

informal

1

: to continue using or doing (something)

You need to find a job and stick with it.

I'll stick with my usual brand.

2

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

The company is sticking with its decision to close the store.

3

: to force (someone) to deal with (something or someone unpleasant)

Whenever we go out to eat, they always stick me with the bill.

The teacher always sticks me with Tom.

—often used as (be/get) stuck with

I was stuck with washing dishes.

I got stuck with Tom again.

4

: to stay close to (someone) in a race or competition

The challenger stuck with the champion until the very last round.

5

: to stay near (someone) in order to gain knowledge, protection, etc.

Stick with me, kid, and you'll learn something!

6

: to be remembered by someone for a very long time

The lessons she learned from that experience stuck with her.

Examples of stick with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Iguazú is the sort of spectacle that sticks with you, the sort of place that has the gravitas and power to provide a fitting backdrop for a big life event. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025

While the party broadly dislikes the law, some in Congress have begun to acknowledge they may be stuck with it. —Sam Gringlas, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025

Mamdani won because middle- and upper-middle-income New Yorkers—many of them renters—delivered his margin, while the very rich mostly stuck with Cuomo and the very poor didn’t consolidate either way. —Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

Overland Park voters appear to be sticking with the status quo as most incumbents kept their seats and the newcomers joining in appear to share their values around development and bringing more housing options to the city. —Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025