Examples of sticking point in a Sentence
The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
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But how that fairness is achieved remains the sticking point.
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Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The only sticking point, really, is Ruysch’s paintings.
—Zachary Fine, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2025
The Sun’s current situation, practicing at the Mohegan Tribal Community Center when Mohegan Sun Arena is unavailable, has been a sticking point for players across the league, and often cited as a reason the team has lost out in free agency in recent years.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
But the Treasury Secretary on Tuesday said that Chinese export controls on rare-earth minerals continue to be a sticking point.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
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Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The only sticking point, really, is Ruysch’s paintings.
—Zachary Fine, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2025
The Sun’s current situation, practicing at the Mohegan Tribal Community Center when Mohegan Sun Arena is unavailable, has been a sticking point for players across the league, and often cited as a reason the team has lost out in free agency in recent years.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
But the Treasury Secretary on Tuesday said that Chinese export controls on rare-earth minerals continue to be a sticking point.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
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“Sticking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticking%20point. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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