Sentence examples for as a sticky from inspiring English sources

The poison, called urushiol, appears as a sticky, resinous, saplike fluid.

What started as a sensuous tease ended up as a sticky, intense crescendo for all involved.

He explains the liquid hits the target as a sticky solution, hard to remove.

The superhydrophobic sample also acts as a sticky surface which is confirmed by hysteresis of the contact angle obtained from advancing and receding contact angles measurements.

As a sticky chicken coating or a touch of sweetness to balance the bite of ginger and orange, honey's savory side is spectacularly underrated.

Any small-molecule additives will work themselves out through the gaps until they reach the surface as a sticky liquid or a white powder.

Isaacson concludes, somewhat rashly, that Salaì (in his late thirties) "lived up to his reputation as a sticky-fingered little devil, one who was somehow able to get his hands on things".

"As soon as England go through a sticky patch, county cricket is often pointed out as being the cause or to blame for that.

The result is a glue that stays attached to wet surfaces just as well as a gecko or a sticky note sticks to dry surfaces.

Mostly, however, his story drove home the difficulty of reporting the "truth" in a world where facts are about as changeable as the location of a sticky bomb.

Possibilities include mechanical interlocking, sintering, electrostatic attraction as well as the existence of a "sticky" liquid-like layer on the crystal surface.