stay put
Remain in a fixed or established position, as in I can't get that trellis to stay put, or I'm coming, just stay put till I get there. [First half of 1800s]
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How to use stay put in a sentence
Partly because he can't stay put, Palmer is among the best conditioned of major leaguers.
Under the harsh sun and roaring sand of the wild Namib Desert, even the most intrepid find it impossible to stay put.
But he decided to stay put and create a haven for secularists in his hostile hometown.
Atheist Ex-Pastor Jerry DeWitt’s Mission to Red America | David Masciotra | November 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were taken over to a Disney firehouse and told to stay put.
‘Escape From Tomorrow’: Making Disney’s Worst Nightmare | Marlow Stern | October 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLee also touted a "wicked second season of Nashville," which will stay put at 10 p.m. on Wednesdays.
If the plantation didn't produce, though, you can bet Bull McGinty wouldn't stay put.
Captain Scraggs | Peter B. KyneYes, and everything is all fixed up for company, even if it doesnt exactly stay put with all of us.
Betty Lee, Freshman | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)You'll stay put, until we see if we can ship you out with the construction boys to the Calgary side.
Northwest! | Harold Bindloss"All right, buster," the man said contemptuously, apparently deciding that Orsino would stay put.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthI've been moving round considerable all my life long and now I expect I'll just stay put.
Tante | Anne Douglas Sedgwick
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