Sentence examples for stick at from inspiring English sources

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The phrasal verb "stick at" is not commonly used in English. It could be used in the phrase "stick at it," which means to persist with an endeavor. For example, "Even though his new job was difficult, he stuck at it and eventually excelled."

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stick at

verb

To continue practising (a skill), even it is difficult

  • If you want to dance well, you have to stick at it.

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"Speak loudly, leave the stick at home.

Leave your selfie stick at home, though – they've been banned.

Wrap a rubber band around the stick at the hemline.

More osteology than you could shake a stick at.

But I didn't get any stick at all.

Also: more benchmarks than you can shake a stick at.

A demanding retriever drops a stick at my feet.

And he was poking a stick at us.

I will stick at it and work my hardest.

In doing so, the EU was poking a stick at a sleeping bear.

Gregory struck out with his stick at the lamp-post, and then at the tree.

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