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 major sticking point has been the console’s radical price hike, especially following recent increases in the standard PS5 hardware’s cost in Japan and North America.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
The primary sticking point revolves around a narrow strip of sandy land — known as the Philadelphi Corridor — which is nine miles long, around 100 yards wide, and runs along the border between Gaza and Egypt.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
The union said company demands on crew scheduling, rail safety and worker fatigue are the main sticking points.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024
The rules could also inform other efforts that involve genetic resources, including negotiations around the World Health Organization's Pandemic Treaty, in which specimen and sequence sharing was a key sticking point.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
The primary sticking point revolves around a narrow strip of sandy land — known as the Philadelphi Corridor — which is nine miles long, around 100 yards wide, and runs along the border between Gaza and Egypt.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
The union said company demands on crew scheduling, rail safety and worker fatigue are the main sticking points.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024
The rules could also inform other efforts that involve genetic resources, including negotiations around the World Health Organization's Pandemic Treaty, in which specimen and sequence sharing was a key sticking point.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Sticking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticking%20point. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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