stick to

verb

stuck to; sticking to; sticks to

1

: to continue doing or using (something) especially when it is difficult to do so

She stuck to her story about the money already being missing when she got there.

Please stick to the script/subject/rules.

Stick to the marked trails.

If you want to succeed, you've got to stick to it and not give up.

2

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

I intend to stick to my promise/word.

She's sticking to her decision to retire.

Examples of stick to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 50% tariffs would affect $20 billion worth of Canadian products, ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

The import taxes would have hit products ranging from hockey sticks to some building materials, liquors and certain kinds of clothing. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

However, the truth is, leagues like this and the WNBA are nothing but remoras, the fish that stick to sharks and feed off of them. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

The Rush legend is far from the first musician to publicly talk about quitting weed in some fashion — though only some of them stuck to it, and one of them was totally making it up. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for stick to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou