Examples of sticking point in a Sentence
The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
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One of the biggest sticking points: Medicaid and the related Children’s Health Insurance Program, which nearly 80 million children, senior citizens, people with disabilities, parents and adults without dependents rely on for critical care.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
One major sticking point is that any standard must comply with the National Electrical Code, a set of guidelines for electrical wiring in buildings that does not allow for the installation of plug-in energy systems like balcony solar.
—Akielly Hu, Wired News, 3 May 2025
That production was a sticking point in his draft stock.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
The $1 billion program is a shift in the state’s school finance model and has been a political sticking point in recent years between Democrats and some Republicans.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
One major sticking point is that any standard must comply with the National Electrical Code, a set of guidelines for electrical wiring in buildings that does not allow for the installation of plug-in energy systems like balcony solar.
—Akielly Hu, Wired News, 3 May 2025
That production was a sticking point in his draft stock.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
The $1 billion program is a shift in the state’s school finance model and has been a political sticking point in recent years between Democrats and some Republicans.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Sticking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticking%20point. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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