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

These designs usually stick to classic colors, such as black, brown or charcoal, and premium materials like leather or satin. —Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024

Lagarde is seen as likely to stick to central bank’s recent narrative that interest rate decisions are data-dependent and taken on a meeting-by-meeting basis. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024

Otherwise, the next few decades could be very bleak—we’ll have stuck to our norms at the expense of decimating our talent pool. —Shannon Gabriel, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

Try your best to stick to the 20/10/4 rule: Make a 20 percent down payment; no more than 10 percent of his total monthly income should be spent on transportation costs; and the loan term should be no longer than four years (48 months). —Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024