stick around

verb

stuck around; sticking around; sticks around
Synonyms of stick aroundnext

intransitive verb

: to stay or wait about : linger

Examples of stick around in a Sentence

we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
Recent Examples on the Web
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The colder than average weather is set to stick around through the rest of the weekend and into the start of the new workweek. Cutter Martin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026 Warmer than usual weather and dry conditions could stick around until at least midweek, but a cold front arriving late Wednesday may bring some rain, the weather service said Thursday morning. Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026 Large swaths of the crowd booed the home team off the field at halftime and only a skeleton crew of die hards stuck around to see the Fighting Irish polish it off. Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025 Curry made a floater, Will Richard popped in a corner triple and Green even made one from behind the arc to stay ahead, but the Hornets, thanks to shot-making from Ball and Miller, stuck around. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stick around

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stick around was in 1878

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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20around. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

stick around

verb
: to stay or wait about : linger

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