How to use sticky in a sentence

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• The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.From the entry squelch
• I stepped in some goo and had a terrible time getting the sticky stuff off my shoes.From the entry goo
• An anteater is an insectivore with a long sticky tongue to catch its prey.From the entry insectivore
• We spent hours coating the truffles with cocoa powder so they wouldn't be sticky.From the entry coating
• There are too many sticky fingers around for me to leave my purse unattended.From the entry sticky fingers
• I had a spot of bother with a sticky key on my keyboard.From the entry spot of bother
• The kidnapper came to a sticky end when he crashed his car into a tree.From the entry sticky end
• I've finally coaxed the sticky drawers open.From the entry coax
• I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.From the entry spill
• Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.From the entry spill
• The high humidity made the air feel sticky and hot.From the entry humidity
• You'd better lock up your belongings before handing your keys to a valet; some of them have sticky fingers.From the entry sticky fingers
• It was a sticky end to the relationship.From the entry sticky end
• Do what you will, you'll never be able to wash all of this sticky gunk out of the crevices.From the entry do what you will
• Pine trees produce a sticky resin.From the entry resin
• The cyanobacteria grow filaments that are surrounded by a sticky gel-like sheath.[2021, Jaco J. Hamman, Just Traveling: God, Leaving Home, and a Spirituality for the Road, Fortress Press, →ISBN, page 68. From the entry desert glue
• Most of those calories come from the sticky white rice that holds your roll together.2018 April 18, Sophia Gottfried, “Is Sushi Healthy? Here's Everything You Need to Know”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry sushi rice
• I love the tart, sticky fruit in a warm toasted teacake.2017 July 13, Nadiya Hussain, Nadiya's British Food Adventure, Penguin UK, →ISBN. From the entry teacake
• I let Oreo lick my sticky peanut buttery fingers, and like magic, they’re all clean!2017, Ganit Levy, Adir Levy, What Should Danny Do?, Los Angeles, Calif.: Elon Books, →ISBN, page 62. From the entry peanut buttery
• Along with the raising of koinobori, children indulge in kashiwa-mochi sticky rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves.2016, Lawrence Winkler, Samurai Road, Bellatrix, →ISBN. From the entry koinobori
• It is alkaline, non salted, sticky and slightly ammoniacal making it slightly pungent.2013 August, Thangjam Anand Singh et al., “Hawaijar – An ethnic vegan fermented soybean food of Manipur, India: A comprehensive review”…. From the entry ammoniacal
• Dango, however, tend to be dense, sticky, and not stuffed with fillings.2012, Patrick Mcconnel, 30 Days in Japan. From the entry dango
• It was like walking on gooshed together marshmallows: a bit sticky, but doable.2010, Joe Knotts, The Green Bear Stories, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 69. From the entry goosh
• The leads, two thin girls with dark eyes and darker threads, unleashed a sticky brand of soul.2010, Stephen Pytak, The Wild Damned, Mazz Press, page 144. From the entry neoclassical darkwave
• Once the Spikeweed had been removed, a ground cover of indigenous Little sticky seed soon developed.2010, Michael Samways, Peter Hitchins, Dr Orty Bourquin, Dr Jock Henwood, Tropical Island Recovery: Cousine Island, Seychelles, Wiley…. From the entry spikeweed
• However, the sticky mousse clogged all of the skimmers, even the Vaydaghubsky.2009, Elspeth Leacock, The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, →ISBN, page 37. From the entry mousse
• Powerful engines and sticky tires make high-side accidents a threat on modern racebikes.2009 August 23, Dexter Ford, “Slip-Sliding Suspended”, in New York Times. From the entry racebike
• The result is a sweet and spicy gingerbread pudding soaked with a sticky, buttery, brown sugary sauce.2009, Jennifer Lindner McGlinn, Gingerbread: Timeless Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Ice Cream, and Candy, San Francisco, Calif.…. From the entry brown sugary
• Pudding-like and rottingly sweet, it left a sticky milk moustache under his nose.2005, Jonathan DiMarco, Good Bullets Make Bad Neighbors: A Novel of Accidental Discharge, Narberth, Pa.: Zaltys Press, →ISBN, page 29. From the entry rottingly

Meaning of sticky

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

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Questions about sticky in a sentence

How do you use sticky in a sentence?

Sticky is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?”

What is a short sentence with sticky?

“a sticky price; sticky wages”

What does sticky mean?

Sticky means tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.