How to Use get stuck in in a Sentence

get stuck in

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  • The caramel isn’t too chewy and doesn’t get stuck in your teeth.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Coffee grounds can get stuck in the drain and build up over time in the pipes.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The wet blades tend to get stuck in the mower and land in large clumps on the lawn.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • With chronic stress, your gut nerves can get stuck in a sensitized state.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Mar. 2026
  • If not, even the best ideas will likely get stuck in silos or die in handoffs.
    Keshav Agrawal, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • When swallowed, they can get stuck in the mouth, throat, or digestive tract.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Crumbs get stuck in the seams, the linings smell, and the exteriors get gray and grimy.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Their four wheels look like they were made for off-roading, but they still get stuck in the cracks of craggy sidewalks.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Going over concrete pavers was a bit more challenging, since the wheels would get stuck in the crevices.
    Laura Lu, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Parker said a lot of other smart things, too, among them a promise not to get stuck in any one defense.
    Kevin Sherrington feb. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But all too often, these AI projects get stuck in proof-of-concept limbo.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The robots get stuck in potholes, can’t reach doorbells and are sometimes abused by humans.
    Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The last non-negotiable is a good grill brush, one without metal bristles since those can fly off and get stuck in your food.
    Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Skattebo's awkward fall caused his foot to get stuck in the grass and bend awkwardly beneath him on the field.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Movies about these topics often get stuck in circular arguments and sermons to the choir.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Once the first-place finishes stop coming one after another, the totals get stuck in place.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • There is a risk that companies that rely too much on institutional knowledge get stuck in their ways.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The reason the cholla can ride along so well is that its spines are covered in backward-facing barbs that ensure they get stuck in the skin of their ride.
    Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Gleason said that housing restrictions are often a major reason why large dogs like Caiman get stuck in shelters.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Efforts will begin to concentrate in Staten Island, which has seen cars and city buses get stuck in the snow.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • If it should get stuck in the snow, avoid spinning the vehicle’s tires, as the vehicle will only be digging itself into a deeper rut.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • More low-income folks will get stuck in one-bedroom rentals instead of getting the chance to have a garden and separate bedrooms for mom and dad and the two preteens.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • However, when flights out of San Francisco are grounded by fog, they get stuck in the Bay Area.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Bigger corporations, by contrast, sometimes get stuck in processes—well-meaning but slow.
    Stephan Lendi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Getting stunned in a corner by a few enemies or having the camera get stuck in an awkward viewpoint were minor blemishes across my playtime.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • When women get stuck in life, many reinvent themselves within their careers, families, and communities.
    Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The Arizona Department of Transportation has helpful tips for drivers who may get stuck in a dust storm while driving.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Mercury in Libra boosts your self-expression and artistic competence—just don’t get stuck in comparison.
    Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Often, they are pushed back to Belarus, where they get stuck in forest encampments along the border or in Minsk, in a kind of dangerous purgatory.
    Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • When the condition strikes, that signal is distorted, causing muscles to move involuntarily or get stuck in an abnormal position.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025

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