stick by

phrasal 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

Its competitor, Home Depot, on Tuesday beat Wall Street’s earnings and revenue expectations, but stuck by conservative full-year guidance. —Melissa Repko, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026

State police have identified a Norwich woman who was fatally stuck by an SUV on Route 2 in Preston last week. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026

One man died and another was wounded Monday afternoon after they were stuck by gunfire in a shooting in Sacramento. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026

Indiana Republicans by and large are still sticking by a bill to enable the Indiana National Guard to have local policing power on the ground in areas where the governor deploys them. —Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for stick by

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