STICK in a Sentence
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327 example sentences for STICK, such as:
1. Speak softly and carry a big stick.
2. He cut a stout stick to help him walk.
3. Dust could stick to the clothing easily.
4. Paul's ears stick out a bit, don't they.
5. You've got to stick to it all your life.
2. He cut a stout stick to help him walk.
3. Dust could stick to the clothing easily.
4. Paul's ears stick out a bit, don't they.
5. You've got to stick to it all your life.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of STICK
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stick
n. a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 When I did look up I saw Arthur standing in the doorway laughing, with a stick in his hand.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
2 He still carried the heavy stick which the mother described him as having with him when he followed Drebber.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
3 When there, a fresh altercation arose between them, in the course of which Drebber received a blow from the stick, in the pit of the stomach, perhaps, which killed him without leaving any mark.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
4 As the young hunter approached it, he perceived that a stick had been planted on it, with a sheet of paper stuck in the cleft fork of it.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
5 His companion remonstrated with him, and reminded him that they had resolved to stick together.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
6 A poor specimen he was; afraid to stick up for his own beliefs--just as she was afraid, of her husband.
7 A young man in peg-top trousers and side whiskers carrying a spiked stick appeared by the lake.
8 And he briefly narrated what the maid had seen, and showed the broken stick.
9 He must have lost his head, or he never would have left the stick or, above all, burned the cheque-book.
10 He was idly beating the branches as he lounged along: or he stooped viciously to rip the moss from the trees with his stick.
11 You've got to stick to it all your life.
12 Accept your own aloneness and stick to it, all your life.
13 And no matter how low she may be, there'll be some as will believe her, and some of the dirt will stick.
14 I must stick to him and to what I had of him, through everything.
15 But this winter I'll stick to my little Pentecost flame, and have some peace.
Example Sentence: (117 in 8 pages)
1 Although I moistened it, the flap doesn't stick to the envelope.
2 He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.
3 Troop positions were marked with stick pins on a paper map.
4 The old man cannot walk without a stick.
5 He cut a stout stick to help him walk.
6 I love him and whatever happens I'll stick by him.
7 A woman who truly loves you will be angry at you for many things, but will stick around.
8 Speak softly and carry a big stick.
9 Paul's ears stick out a bit, don't they.
10 I levered the lid off the box with a stick.
11 Once you choose your way of life, be brave to stick it out and never return.
12 She always has to stick her nose into matters that do not concern her.
13 He tried wiggling the control stick but nothing happened.
14 The dog that has been beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow.
15 Dust could stick to the clothing easily.