The phrase "remains sticky" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means that something is still sticky or adhesive, even after a period of time has passed. Example: "After spilling juice on the table, I cleaned it up, but it remained sticky for hours."
Then we paid the fuel bill.Alaska's relationship with petroleum remains sticky.
Rod's soft centre remains sticky liquor, and no heartstring goes unplucked as songs that hardly cried out for extra sandpaper and molasses get them anyway.
Underwater Glue: Researchers, inspired by the sticking skills of the gecko and the mussel, have made a new type of glue that remains sticky on wet surfaces.
The situation, however, remains sticky.
Even if an individual tile peels off, the weight it carries is transferred to tiles with the lightest loads, where the springs haven't stretched past the threshold, so that the overall system remains sticky.
Still, the age-old dispute rages on even in feminism, where the debate over whether sports should remain segregated remains a sticky subject.
The question of risk remains a sticky one.
The fictional mothers are guilt-free; the nonfictional mothers's absence remains a sticky thing.
In spite of its countless champions in government, social enterprise remains a sticky subject.
★ Taurus 20 Apr-20 May Even if you have won a new contract, this remains a sticky patch professionally, chiefly because management and rivals can prove, drat, to be just as stubborn as you.
Meryl Streep and Glenn Close got their expected nods for The Iron Lady, and Albert Nobbs and Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis were recognised for their strong work in The Help, although the film remains a sticky, sentimental and hugely problematic mess.
