Examples of stickup in a Sentence
Noun
He pulled out a gun and shouted, “This is a stickup!”.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Man gets 5 years in Cedar Lake robbery A Gary man got 5 years in a plea deal earlier this month for a Cedar Lake stickup.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
In the aftermath of the American defeat, several of Bradley’s players attempted to stick up for their captain.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In an August 2022 stickup, an Oakland cannabis dispensary had lost an estimated $100,000.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Man gets 5 years in Cedar Lake robbery A Gary man got 5 years in a plea deal earlier this month for a Cedar Lake stickup.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Verb
Testifying for the defense, variety show hosts Ed Sullivan, Garry Moore, and Perry Como vigorously stuck up for the medium that made them.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
In the aftermath of the American defeat, several of Bradley’s players attempted to stick up for their captain.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Stickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickup. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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