How to Use sticking point in a Sentence

sticking point

noun
  • The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
  • But the major sticking point last year was the length of the deal.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Ukraine aid has been a long sticking point in the House.
    Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • And it’s kind of weird like that, that is a sticking point.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The call for more paid sick leave was a major sticking point in the talks.
    Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • That $2,499 price tag may be a sticking point for some.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The sticking point for pitchers isn’t that MLB wants to crack down — it’s the hastiness of the uptick.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 June 2021
  • In short, the role of streaming services is a sticking point.
    Kevin Skiver, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The biggest sticking point remains how to pay for the plan.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2021
  • The price will be a sticking point for plenty of people.
    Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2023
  • As a paddler—and as a person—I’d pushed past the sticking point.
    Outside Online, 18 June 2021
  • The sticking point may be how much of the land the Heat will accept for overflow parking.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The transition from the first to the second phase has appeared to be the main sticking point.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2024
  • That has been a key sticking point between China and the U.S. for more than a decade.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2022
  • One sticking point for critics is the huge amount of land the plan would open to solar projects.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Range is more of a sticking point, with the marque pushing for at least 250 miles.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The last sticking point seemed to center around, of all things, liner notes.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2021
  • That cell phone ping was a sticking point with Judge Beaton.
    Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2021
  • But lack of buy-in from leadership has been a sticking point.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The one sticking point could be Lewis’ lack of value on special teams.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • So, on that front, if - if your leverage here is the border, tell me, what is the sticking point at this - this stage?
    CBS News, 26 Nov. 2023
  • That is a sharp reversal on an issue that has been a sticking point in the talks.
    Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 1 May 2024
  • But lack of buy-in from leadership has been a sticking point.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The lack of a clear replacement for Joe Thomas was also a sticking point.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland, 10 May 2021
  • The formula might prove to be a sticking point in some quarters.
    Jane Margolies, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • But access for teenagers is likely to emerge as a sticking point.
    New York Times, 11 July 2022
  • McAfee railed against his former team, with the sticking point being about the culture in the building.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The last major sticking point that industry reps point to is the use of fire models.
    Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • Pascal’s goal was to show that faith is not contrary to reason, which is exactly my sticking point.
    Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • But the sticking point in working out an Arenado deal has been the percentage of the eight-time All-Star's contract the Cardinals are willing to absorb.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025

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