stick with

verb

stuck with; sticking with; sticks with

informal

1

: to continue using or doing (something)

You need to find a job and stick with it.

I'll stick with my usual brand.

2

: to not change (a decision, belief, etc.)

The company is sticking with its decision to close the store.

3

: to force (someone) to deal with (something or someone unpleasant)

Whenever we go out to eat, they always stick me with the bill.

The teacher always sticks me with Tom.

—often used as (be/get) stuck with

I was stuck with washing dishes.

I got stuck with Tom again.

4

: to stay close to (someone) in a race or competition

The challenger stuck with the champion until the very last round.

5

: to stay near (someone) in order to gain knowledge, protection, etc.

Stick with me, kid, and you'll learn something!

6

: to be remembered by someone for a very long time

The lessons she learned from that experience stuck with her.

Examples of stick with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Claxton likely will miss the season opener, which means the Bulls will stick with this look for as long as needed. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

The plot itself was somewhat silly, but the idea of a counter-Earth really stuck with me. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

But women looking for front wands have been stuck with unheated manual models or clunky sprayers. — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Turteltaub worked on the Boone program as Orenstein stuck with Hollywood Palace and wrote for NBC’s The Monkees, but the pair got together in the evenings to write for sitcoms. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026