stick around

verb

stuck around; sticking around; sticks around

intransitive verb

: to stay or wait about : linger

Examples of stick around in a Sentence

we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
Recent Examples on the Web
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Bud Black had two winning seasons, then stuck around for another six-plus seasons until — finally — 7-33 to start the 2025 season was just too much. Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Summer-like weather, with temperatures soaring up to 15 degrees above what’s normal for early October, will stick around Kansas City for a few more days, according to the National Weather Service. Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025 Forsaking the standard one-and-done episode anthology format, AHS proved that audiences would stick around for the long run, even if the plotlines got gorier, weirder, and sometimes just plain worse. James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025 While parents might have to stick around to help work the oven, for instance, her ultimate goal with Sweet and Salty is to have kids reach for it on their own. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stick around

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stick around was in 1878

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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20around. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

stick around

verb
: to stay or wait about : linger

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