Examples of stickup in a Sentence
Noun
He pulled out a gun and shouted, “This is a stickup!”.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Today’s stickup artist is after something else: smartphones.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Some respond well to those who stick up for themselves.
—Joyce E. A. Russell, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The stickup comes amid a nearly 23% drop in robberies in the Bronx’s 44th Precinct, which saw 135 robberies as of April 27 compared to 175 in the same time period last year, according to NYPD statistics.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Today’s stickup artist is after something else: smartphones.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
If fishing rods are sticking up, lower them as well.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Some respond well to those who stick up for themselves.
—Joyce E. A. Russell, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Stickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickup. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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