stick to

phrasal verb

stuck to; sticking to; sticks to

: 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.

: to not change (a decision, belief, etc.)

I intend to stick to my promise/word.

She's sticking to her decision to retire.

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The group used selfie sticks to record voters casting their ballots, according to the affidavit. —

Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024 However, when the punishment fits the crime, stick to your guns. —

Katherine Lewis, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024 Harris has largely stuck to President Joe Biden's world agenda, one in which the outgoing leader sought to revive traditional American statesmanship after four turbulent years of Trump. —

David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024 The houses in town stuck to an old style of batten siding and wood treated to appear a tarry brown, but here and there signs of a modern influence showed through. —

Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stick to