stick to

phrasal verb

stuck to; sticking to; sticks to

1

: to continue doing or using (something) especially when it is difficult to do so

She stuck to her story about the money already being missing when she got there.

Please stick to the script/subject/rules.

Stick to the marked trails.

If you want to succeed, you've got to stick to it and not give up.

2

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

I intend to stick to my promise/word.

She's sticking to her decision to retire.

Examples of stick to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To ensure things do not stick to your stainless, look for the Leidenfrost Effect—getting the skillet hot enough that water literally beads up, creating a layer of steam between the pan and your food. —Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

And also that people have used four branches of witch hazel as the vining rods or witching sticks to find water. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025

That used to require either a sticker or getting a magnetic adapter to get your PopSockets to stick to your Kindle or Kindle case of choice. —Nena Farrell, Wired News, 27 Aug. 2025

For 35 years, the Miata, or MX-5 as it's better known globally, has stuck to the same simple recipe: two seats and a four-cylinder engine in front that drives the rear wheels behind, wrapped in about as small of a body as is possible while still meeting international crash regulations. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for stick to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou