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

The Badgers appear ready to stick by Fickell despite a sixth consecutive loss and 0-5 start to Big Ten play. —Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025

There’s limited sympathy among Senate Democrats for Platner’s complaints about Schumer, though Platner did have a small fan club among more progressive senators before this month’s revelations about his online posts, and influential members such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have stuck by him. —Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025

Joe Terranova, chief market strategist for Virtus Investment Partners, stuck by his ownership of Newmont earlier this week. —Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025

Even when the six-game winning streak ended, Amorim stuck by his new shape. —Mark Critchley, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for stick by

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