stick by

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

For Italian audiences, that means Angela (Vanessa Scalera) can spew bile nonstop, but there’s no question her children will stick by her. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Cincinnati traditionally opts not to negotiate extensions during the season and has stuck by that with rare exceptions. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

For now, Netflix is mostly sticking by its marquee event model rather than looking to hoover up sports, seasons at a time. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Some states have chosen to stick by hometown favorites, while others have gone with ones that aren't even made in the United States. — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for stick by

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