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How to use the word STICKING in a Sentence?

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It may require some trial and error, but finding the right type of physical activity (or activities) for you will increase the chances of sticking with it for longer, it can also be a good way to meet new people or explore new areas.

Aaron Kandola

Found on CNN
11 months ago

Having declared the end of pandemic, the leaders are sticking to the slowing GDP growth path in the long term by lowering annual GDP target gradually, moreover, China has been downplaying the numeric GDP target and shifted to balance the quality since President Xi’s era.

Ken Cheung

Found on CNN
1 year ago

But I do love the energy and getting together with friends and family around some delicious food, for me, it starts with the dips. I usually do three dips at a given party, and this year, I ’m sticking with some family favorites.

Suzy Karadsheh

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Nail art stickers are the easiest way to get perfect nail art in seconds, we like sticking them on 24 hours after painting.

Van Iderstine

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There are large portions of the watershed you can see that are completely burned. It looks like burnt toothpicks sticking out of the ground for acres and acres, with the soil instability, during a heavy rain event it would be like putting water on a bunch of baby powder where it doesn't absorb at all ; it just falls.

Las Vegas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's nice to see athletes sticking around after the age of about 12 or 13 continuing to play baseball because we need more of them.

Jimmy Rollins

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

But home prices are showing a lot of sticking power, price growth is going to slow, but I expect prices to stay high. If home sellers can't get the price they want, they are likely to not put it on the market.

Danielle Hale

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There are large portions of the watershed you can see that are completely burned. It looks like burnt toothpicks sticking out of the ground for acres and acres, with the soil instability, during a heavy rain event it would be like putting water on a bunch of baby powder where it doesn't absorb at all ; it just falls. We hope to beat the monsoon season, doing some of the interventions we're going to have to do along the watershed.

Mayor Louie Trujillo

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We saw around four or five military vehicles on that street with rifles sticking out of them and one of them shot Shireen. We were standing right there, we saw it. When we tried to approach her, they shot at us. I tried to cross the street to help, but I couldn't.

Salim Awad

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This is what they've been feeding me for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the last five days, they don't give us any other options for food. My bones are sticking out. I'm very pale and I have huge black circles around my eyes. I want all this to end. I cry every day. I'm very tired.

Valeria Vasnetsova

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I think it's everyone buying in, i think everyone realizes not every shift is going to be an offensive shift. ... I think we've done a good job of sticking to our system and trusting each other.

Ryan Strome

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think for me it's just sticking to my game and keep doing what I'm doing, obviously it's two special players.

Dryden Hunt

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He is a previous governor, and I had no complaints with him then, so I am sticking with what we know.

Andrew McNulty

Found on CNN
2 years ago

You can’t necessarily pile in with family members during COVID, more people than you’d think are sticking around.

Paul Bourg

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

There was a point in time where I wanted to quit and I just didn't think I would ever get here, so there's definitely a lot of emotions. But I'm super proud of Suni Lee for sticking with it and believing in Suni Lee because this medal would not be possible without my coaches, the medical team, Yeev Thoj. It's just so surreal, and I haven't even let it sink in yet.

Suni Lee

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There was this one gentleman who was underneath the rubble...' I need help ! I need help !' And he had his arm sticking out from the rubble, so my( officer) friend grabbed his hand and started to pull him out, and his arm just came off. And my friend just dropped it and walked out the door. He actually never came back -- he never returned to the police department.

Vince Ortega

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Finally, I got close enough to hear him, and he said,' Can you see my hand ?' he was sticking his hand up.... through the debris. And I could see his hand and his fingers wiggling.

Nicholas Balboa

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's absurd we're forced to choose between living with a name that suits us and sticking with the name that we happen to be going by when we started publishing as professionals.

Jean Tanenbaum

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's a resilient group, you give one up, you get right back on the horse and get working. A real strong game in that sense from our team, sticking with it, grinding it out and ultimately getting the win.

Jeff Carter

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

A group of two under a tree from the air, is -- it's tough, so, you know, Border Patrol agents have to look for a variation in clothing, a foot sticking out, some movement, just a good eye from an air crew that just spots something that doesn't look right.

Michael Montgomery

Found on CNN
2 years ago

You don’t want to get in those spots, but it’s going to happen throughout the season, it’s a matter of sticking with it to get yourself out of it. We gave ourselves a chance tonight.

Jakob Chychrun

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

But one thing I want to say about Houston, Texas. We stick together. My friends, some of the people and things that I've been talking about over the last couple of weeks, us sticking together, and when you see something, you say something. We got the call and HPD are here, i want everybody to understand, ignore people with bad hearts and bad motivation, do not give them the power.

Police Chief Troy Finner

Found on CNN
2 years ago

People would bring doughnuts in and Matthew Alexander was always sticking doughnuts back for Matthew Alexander drivers.

Matthew Alexander

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It was a very fun and unexpected -- extremely -- unexpected discovery, brenda Schell decided Brenda Schell wanted to go check out this area and my husband sees this red wood sticking out. He goes to pick it up and it's this crazy little boat !

Lynn BeBeau

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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