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Get to know Sticky better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like adhesive or wet.

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Sticky in a sentence

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Sticky | Stickyz

Sticky meaning

  1. Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
  2. Difficult, awkward.
  3. Of a death: unpleasant, grisly.

Synonyms of Sticky

adhesive wet unenviable embarrassing awkward steamy muggy viscous viscid pasty mucilaginous gummy glutinous gluey difficult

Related words

Other words often associated with Sticky or its synonyms:

hard bondable graceless graceful mortifying colourless soaked boggy adherent inconvenient wooden challenging

Using Sticky

  • The main meaning on this page is: Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance. | Difficult, awkward. | Of a death: unpleasant, grisly.
  • Useful related words include: adhesive, wet, unenviable, embarrassing.
  • In the example corpus, sticky often appears in combinations such as: and sticky, the sticky, sticky rice.

Context around Sticky

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

top 1× microsoft 1× black 1× proper 1× fairly 1× stays 1× get 1×

Often after:

rice 4× notes 2× dynamic 2× customer 1× tack 1× stuff 1× inflationary 1× icky 1× fungus 1× wicket 1×

Sentence patterns with Sticky

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all proper sticky icky movie 1× bar top sticky or was 1× be more sticky in nature 1× black sticky rice is 1× by a sticky fungus that 1× can get sticky 1× for microsoft sticky notes 1× golden and sticky 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a marshmallow s 1× a rural new 1× a tight us 1× a village cricket 1× according to weatherzone 1× alongside the steep 1×

Common sentence endings:

3 7 yoy 1× a sticky wicket 1× can get sticky 1× capabilities we bring 1× child s throat 1× continue to decline 1×

Words around Sticky

Just before it in the word index:

stickup 3 sticks 1.002 stickney 18 stickman 11 stickley 10 stickler 17

Just after it in the word index:

stickyz 3 stiction 2 stid 2 stidham 93 stieber 6 stief 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

ancestry 518 companions 518 crossings 518 dialects 518 mccain 518 menace 518

Corpus analysis for Sticky

  • In this selection, "sticky" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, top, microsoft, black, rice, notes and dynamic stand out and add context to how "sticky" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all proper sticky icky movie and bar top sticky or was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sticky" sits close to words such as ancestry, companions and crossings, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sticky

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And all proper sticky, icky movie blood. (7 words)

At that point, things can get sticky. (7 words)

A tight US labour market suggests inflation stays sticky. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Similar products Similar products of various colours are made by many manufacturers, including Faber-Castell 's "Tack-it", Henkel 's "Fun-Tak", UHU 's "Poster Putty" and "Sticky Tack","Gummy Sticker" Pritt 's "Sticky Stuff" and Elmer's "Poster Tack". (40 words)

A rural New York community is being overtaken by a sticky fungus that is believed to have come from a nearby whiskey facility, leaving some residents in the area concerned about their health and the preservation of their homes. (39 words)

Sticky dynamic IP address main A sticky dynamic IP address is an informal term used by cable and DSL Internet access subscribers to describe a dynamically assigned IP address which seldom changes. (32 words)

Question examples

Did that guest make the bar top sticky or was it sticky before they sat down? (16 words)

And two, would you expect pricing to remain fairly sticky, even if input costs continue to decline? (17 words)

Example sentences (20)

In hindsight, it appears that Upwork's sticky customer base, wasn't so sticky after all.

Did that guest make the bar top sticky or was it sticky before they sat down?

Sticky Notes for mobile has since been confirmed for iOS and Android by Reza Jooyandeh who is the Engineering Manager for Microsoft Sticky Notes.

Black sticky rice is a type of sticky rice with a deep purple-red color that may appear black.

Similar products Similar products of various colours are made by many manufacturers, including Faber-Castell 's "Tack-it", Henkel 's "Fun-Tak", UHU 's "Poster Putty" and "Sticky Tack","Gummy Sticker" Pritt 's "Sticky Stuff" and Elmer's "Poster Tack".

Sticky dynamic IP address main A sticky dynamic IP address is an informal term used by cable and DSL Internet access subscribers to describe a dynamically assigned IP address which seldom changes.

Sticky rice is generally preferred over jasmine rice, and sticky rice cultivation and production is thought to have originated in Laos.

According to Weatherzone, there's an 80 per cent chance of rain that could bring anywhere between 10-20 millimetres, which will no doubt make the conditions humid and sticky.

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Alongside the steep fall in food inflation, core inflation, which has tended to be more sticky in nature, has also declined.

Also concerning is the sticky inflationary wage pressure - Australia's Wage Price Index (excluding bonuses) has shown no sign of slowing down (+0.8% QoQ; +3.7% YoY).

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.

And all proper sticky, icky movie blood.

And I think between potential port strikes, even like strikes what we're seeing with the writers, inflation is starting to come down, but usually people find inflation is sticky.

And two, would you expect pricing to remain fairly sticky, even if input costs continue to decline?

And we think some of that will be sticky over the long term as people appreciate the kind of full-cycle capabilities we bring.

A rural New York community is being overtaken by a sticky fungus that is believed to have come from a nearby whiskey facility, leaving some residents in the area concerned about their health and the preservation of their homes.

A tight US labour market suggests inflation stays sticky.

At that point, things can get sticky.

A village cricket club can now open a bar for members and guests – but neighbours have said bad language and boozing in the grounds have put them on a sticky wicket.

Bake for 30 minutes, remove the foil and bake for a further 10 minutes until golden and sticky.

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Common combinations with sticky

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sticky" in a sentence?
An example: "In hindsight, it appears that Upwork's sticky customer base, wasn't so sticky after all." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sticky" from authentic English texts.
What does "sticky" mean?
Sticky means: Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
What are synonyms of "sticky"?
Common synonyms of "sticky" include: adhesive, wet, unenviable, embarrassing, awkward, steamy, muggy, viscous. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "sticky" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sticky", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.