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

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

The administration stuck by these narratives even as witness videos and details emerged in both cases that cast doubt on their accounts, and depicted far more complicated encounters. —Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026

The fans who stuck by the players matter, too. —Emily Olsen, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for stick by

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