How to Use stick to in a Sentence

stick to

phrasal verb

• But the sweet scent sticks to the air, and the taste of pork fat lingers the rest of the night.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
• Learn the rules and stick to them, or break them when the vibe is right.
  — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2024
• Read the fine print, and stick to your plans and budget.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
• And stick to grassy areas or shady sides of the street.
  — Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 15 July 2024
• The mud sticks to the tires and then the braking mechanism and the frame.
  — Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• Cooking spray: To keep the pie from sticking to the dish.
  — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
• The best songs tend to find a hypnotic groove and stick to it.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2023
• Most kids stick to the larger pools (not the tiered, cliff-side tubs) and spend time on the zip line.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
• The plump pieces of swai are craggy and crisp, with a light coating that sticks to the fish.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
• Get your facts straight and stick to the rules to avoid costly penalties.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
• Say nothing, just don’t take the bait and try to stick to what matters.
  — Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024
• Once your boundaries are set and shared, stick to them at all costs.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• The main rule is to stick to non-perishable items, Lehr says.
  — Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2023
• Gareth stuck to his strengths for his first dish, whipping up a rhubarb tart.
  — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 28 Nov. 2023
• The AfD is the party that speaks to those wanting to stick to diesel cars and gas boilers.
  — Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
• Going on a trip but want to stick to your fitness goals?
  — Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
• Set those win/loss limits ahead of time, and have the discipline to stick to them.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
• Try to stick to your game plan and don’t let your emotions — or the big drops — alter your course.
  — Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
• Cool girls stick to the classics, which is why the loafer has withstood fleeting trends.
  — Maia Torres, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
• The dough must stick to the baking sheet when extruded from the cookie press.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
• When the atoms touched the ring, they were found to stick to it, flowing freely along that edge in one direction.
  — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
• The photo shows the cellphone stuck to the lid upside down with the camera facing out.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• Slim Shady didn’t just stick to the men either as Lizzo was a topic of his bars.
  — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 22 July 2024
• There’s a formula at work here, a winning and well-proven one, and McBaine and Moss stick to it.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
• With mom watching from above, Rucker has stuck to his guns.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
• In bathrooms, the smoke smell can also stick to hard water buildup.
  — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
• Our job is to just try to stick to the truth, and whether the truth is perceived as scary or funny, that’s up to the audience.
  — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023
• Because icy grains are so cold, atoms drifting by can stick to them.
  — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
• However, if your dog is long-haired, still trim their fur to minimize any ice or snow getting stuck to them.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
• But instead of sticking to the script, Wednesday disrupts the production to call out the historical injustices suffered by Indigenous peoples in the United States.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024