Examples of stickup in a Sentence
Noun
He pulled out a gun and shouted, “This is a stickup!”.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The victim later told cops several students were saying Aguirre bragged about the stickup.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The Editors, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Daisy Edgar-Jones is sticking up for her 2022 movie Where the Crawdads Sing.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Today’s stickup artist is after something else: smartphones.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The victim later told cops several students were saying Aguirre bragged about the stickup.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
Paul Clement, who has twice in his career courageously resigned rather than abandon his clients under external pressure, has stood up for this principle by defending firms against Trump’s onslaught, even when those firms never stuck up for him.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Daisy Edgar-Jones is sticking up for her 2022 movie Where the Crawdads Sing.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Stickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickup. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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