sticking plaster

noun

chiefly British

: an adhesive plaster especially for closing superficial wounds

Examples of sticking plaster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Under him, player identification, on the whole, has been positive, but a lack of funds has often led to sticking plaster solutions. —The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025

The result has been sticking plaster solutions and a squad in urgent need of renewal. —Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024

The team has been cobbled together and is full of sticking plasters, most notably on the flanks. —Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024

Investors initially reacted well to the news, though skeptical voices asked whether the move merely put a sticking plaster over harder-to-solve issues at the group, particularly its low margins thanks to the costs of bumper record deals. —Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Apr. 2024

Much like many other solutions that are proposed to the climate crisis right now are sticking plasters. —Quartz Staff, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2023

Nevertheless, with telehealth and digital healthcare apps still in their infancy, alternative communication options might just be the best sticking plaster for now to keep everyone happy and healthy whilst the accessibility model continues to mature. —Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 29 June 2022

But preparing officers for stressful situations risks simply putting a sticking plaster on a much bigger problem—the tendency for police officers, particularly in America, to approach even minor interactions with the public in an almost frenzied state. —Amit Katwala, Wired, 8 June 2021

Moreover, are certain actions – like disposable cups in stadiums, or the use of recycled fibres in kits – simply a sticking plaster over much wider issues across the entire supply chain? —Jonquil Hackenberg, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sticking plaster

• burgomaster
• choirmaster
• quartermaster
• stationmaster
• aster
• blaster
• caster
• castor
• faster
• gaster
• laster
• master

Medical Definition

sticking plaster

noun

stick·​ing plaster ˈstik-iŋ-ˌ 

: an adhesive plaster especially for closing superficial wounds