Examples of stick around in a Sentence
we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
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By all means, tap Degen for some Greek wine recommendations (her descriptions are a hoot) and stick around for the ethereal milk pudding speckled with vanilla bean paste and scented with orange blossom water.
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
So maybe her little slice of Brentwood imperfection will stick around to see another year.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
Swift stuck around for the whole night, accepting four awards during the broadcast in between partying in the stands.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
In five terminals, filled not only with shops but 131 restaurants and bars, there’s an option for someone passing through or sticking around.
—Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
But as a share of the economy, manufacturing has since languished, stuck around 15 percent.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Grace's character stuck around in the fictional Wisconsin town of Point Place for seven seasons, but the actor said bye to the gang in 2005, departing before the show's final installment (save for his cameo in the series finale).
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023
But Rachel doesn't plan on sticking around and instead tries to earn enough money to join her family's skiing trip.
—House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up With his political career on the line, Paxton did not stick around for the entire first day of the trial, which was carried live on TV stations across Texas.
—Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
So maybe her little slice of Brentwood imperfection will stick around to see another year.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
Swift stuck around for the whole night, accepting four awards during the broadcast in between partying in the stands.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
In five terminals, filled not only with shops but 131 restaurants and bars, there’s an option for someone passing through or sticking around.
—Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
But as a share of the economy, manufacturing has since languished, stuck around 15 percent.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Grace's character stuck around in the fictional Wisconsin town of Point Place for seven seasons, but the actor said bye to the gang in 2005, departing before the show's final installment (save for his cameo in the series finale).
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023
But Rachel doesn't plan on sticking around and instead tries to earn enough money to join her family's skiing trip.
—House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up With his political career on the line, Paxton did not stick around for the entire first day of the trial, which was carried live on TV stations across Texas.
—Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above
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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20around. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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stick around
verb
: to stay or wait about : linger
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