stick around
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He walked onto the team at Texas A&M, majoring in business finance, planning to stick around campus long enough to earn a master’s degree.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
That buildout doesn’t seem to be slowing, which means this market concentration is likely to stick around.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
For that to have any chance of succeeding, though, it needs its biggest names to stick around.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Unlike typical TV shows, “The Pitt” requires many background actors to stick around for multiple episodes to maintain visual continuity in its real-time format.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
I want to get up and lock myself in my room, but I sort of want to know Pathetic Priscilla’s fate, so I decide to stick around.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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