Below you will find example sentences with "get stuck". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Get Stuck in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: stuck
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 15
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.4 words

Words in this phrase

get stuck

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • get can mean: To obtain; to acquire. Very common word
  • stuck can mean: simple past and past participle of stick (archaic sticked) Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

afraid to get stuck in 1× also to get stuck into some 1× appeared to get stuck thinking that 1× body could get stuck underground after 1× country and get stuck in a 1× did they get stuck indoors suffering 1× didn t get stuck in a 1× didn t get stuck in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a marshmallow s 1× absolutely i d 1× ade said least 1× all i know 1× aside from that 1× at first glance 1×

Common sentence endings:

get stuck in 2× a world cup 1× after defeating her 1× always prove popular 1× and ben russell 1× child s throat 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

first 4× thinking 3× didn 3× kids 2× sometimes 2× russell 2× creative 2× don 2× move 2× room 2× know 2× world 2×

Related phrases

get ready get married get better couldn get get worse getting stuck get involved get tested don get get free

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around stuck:

getting stuck 15× got stuck 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

get sick get rich get resolved get ready get pregnant get married

Just after it in the phrase index:

get tested get tired get together get worse gets closer getting better

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

get ready get married get better get worse get involved get tested

Same ending:

getting stuck got stuck

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "get stuck" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as afraid to get stuck in, also to get stuck into some, first, thinking and didn stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with get ready, get married, get better, getting stuck and got stuck, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with get stuck

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Absolutely, I’d get stuck in! (6 words)

Sometimes you get stuck, sometimes you get trapped. (8 words)

Ade said: "least he didn’t get stuck in a tube slide the same way! (15 words)

Longer example sentences

If you've got a larger space and want a DIY project to get stuck into to, then get inspired to start growing veg and making beds with this book, Build a Better Vegetable Garden by Joyce Russell and Ben Russell. (41 words)

If you managed to snag a ticket, you then had to hustle to the screening room and grab a decent seat so you didn't get stuck in the first two rows because seats were first come, first serve. (39 words)

After all, you don’t wanna get stuck having to go to the bathroom halfway through the movie only to have to move from a well-lit room to a darker, shadowy hallway. (33 words)

Exclamation examples

Absolutely, I’d get stuck in! (6 words)

Ade said: "least he didn’t get stuck in a tube slide the same way! (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

Teaching is a profession you get stuck in. The only reason you get stuck is because of the kids.

At first glance, it should have been an easy save by Huan, but the goalkeeper appeared to get stuck thinking that Shaw would get a touch on it.

Sometimes you get stuck, sometimes you get trapped.

If you've got a larger space and want a DIY project to get stuck into to, then get inspired to start growing veg and making beds with this book, Build a Better Vegetable Garden by Joyce Russell and Ben Russell.

Tongues get stuck to frozen poles, BB guns get coveted, and a sexy lamp gets worshiped.

Well, this isn't the worst cycle you could get stuck in. Maybe you can do some creative thinking and get a new view of things here.

Absolutely, I’d get stuck in!

Ade said: "least he didn’t get stuck in a tube slide the same way!

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After all, you don’t wanna get stuck having to go to the bathroom halfway through the movie only to have to move from a well-lit room to a darker, shadowy hallway.

All I know is that the 11 guys that will take the field tomorrow will be very proud to represent our country and get stuck in a World Cup.

A marshmallow's sticky and soft consistency makes them extremely difficult to dislodge as they melt and get stuck in the back of a child's throat.

Aside from that, there’s also the opportunity to get stuck into crazy golf and a giant 30ft sandpit with huge deck chairs.

Creative kids will love to get stuck in at the Studio – the paint-your-own pottery and sand art sessions always prove popular.

Cyberpsycho Sighting: Bloody Ritual – Fixed an issue where Zaria's body could get stuck underground after defeating her.

Didn't shirk a battle, the Brummie, putting his all in every time he played for the club and wasn't afraid to get stuck in.

Elden Ring offers players complete freedom to decide where and what to do, allowing them to move on to different areas if they get stuck at a difficult World Boss.

From today harmonizing Venus moves in, bringing a chance to resolve any issues you’ve experienced, but also to get stuck into some redecorating.

His overall size, specifically his length, are an issue as he can get stuck on blocks and I don’t know how effective he can be against the run overall.

I find it so upsetting at times thinking of how lonely ey must have been and did they get stuck indoors suffering before they passed away.

If you managed to snag a ticket, you then had to hustle to the screening room and grab a decent seat so you didn't get stuck in the first two rows because seats were first come, first serve.

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