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
James Factora, Them., 26 Aug. 2025
Some contestants went out to dinner, where Brown got the chance to thank Santos for sticking up for him.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 26 Aug. 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
Dave Chappelle might still be one of the most popular comedians in the world, but there are still other comedians sticking up for trans people, as Marc Maron did in a recent podcast appearance.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Aug. 2025
Some contestants went out to dinner, where Brown got the chance to thank Santos for sticking up for him.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Stickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickup. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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