glue
verb
glued; gluing also glueing
1
: to cause to stick tightly with or as if with glue
gluing the parts together
used that war to glue together a frail story—
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: to cause to remain continuously or to be fixed steadily
—usually used with to
The spectators were glued to their seats.
all eyes glued to the TV screen
Examples of glue in a Sentence
I glued the pieces of the cup back together.
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ABC News, 7 June 2026
Castle, himself a stellar defender, spent most of the series glued to Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
Rather, the glam studs and metallic rings were glued on to mimic the look of an actual piercing.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
These are not YouTube videos designed to glue children to the screen with quick-cut editing.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for glue
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glue. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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