How to Use stay put in a Sentence

stay put

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  • The Fed has been on hold all year and looks likely to stay put for months to come.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • For example, slim velvet hangers save room on the rod and help slippery items stay put.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • Ahead, discover their best advice for making your makeup stay put, from strategic layering techniques to inevitable touch-up tricks that can help keep everything unwavering from morning to night.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 10 July 2026
  • If the cost for Skubal is justifiably high and those other starters, all with control beyond this season, stay put, then Peralta should generate a lot of interest around the league.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • The Knicks could lose some second-unit pieces such as Mitchell Robinson, but one key bench player, Landry Shamet, is back in the fold after inking a four-year, $24 million contract to stay put Monday.
    Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Analysts say many employees and job seekers feel somewhat stuck in the current market, with many people wanting to stay put because new opportunities are limited, writes Forbes’ Courtney Connley-Hampton.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The protestors vow to stay put until the government enforces section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, requiring accessibility for all federal spaces.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

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