Examples of stickup in a Sentence
Noun
He pulled out a gun and shouted, “This is a stickup!”.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The numbers showed an increase in stickups — if only on paper.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Sharareh Drury, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Bolduc got a five-minute major for cross-checking and a game misconduct penalty after sticking up for Thomas when he was hit by the Predators’ Nick Blankenburg.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The victim later told cops several students were saying Aguirre bragged about the stickup.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The numbers showed an increase in stickups — if only on paper.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Daisy Edgar-Jones is sticking up for her 2022 movie Where the Crawdads Sing.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Bolduc got a five-minute major for cross-checking and a game misconduct penalty after sticking up for Thomas when he was hit by the Predators’ Nick Blankenburg.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Stickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickup. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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