STICK in a Sentence

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For STICK, below is one of 327 sentences:
He was idly beating the branches as he lounged along: or he stooped viciously to rip the moss from the trees with his stick.

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 Meanings and Examples of STICK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
stick
 n.  a thin piece of wood or other material
 n.  a long, thin piece of wood used in playing various sports
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  When I did look up I saw Arthur standing in the doorway laughing, with a stick in his hand.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
2  He still carried the heavy stick which the mother described him as having with him when he followed Drebber.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
3  When there, a fresh altercation arose between them, in the course of which Drebber received a blow from the stick, in the pit of the stomach, perhaps, which killed him without leaving any mark.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
4  As the young hunter approached it, he perceived that a stick had been planted on it, with a sheet of paper stuck in the cleft fork of it.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
5  His companion remonstrated with him, and reminded him that they had resolved to stick together.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
6  A poor specimen he was; afraid to stick up for his own beliefs--just as she was afraid, of her husband.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 3
7  A young man in peg-top trousers and side whiskers carrying a spiked stick appeared by the lake.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 10
8  And he briefly narrated what the maid had seen, and showed the broken stick.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THE CAREW MURDER CASE
9  He must have lost his head, or he never would have left the stick or, above all, burned the cheque-book.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THE CAREW MURDER CASE
10  He was idly beating the branches as he lounged along: or he stooped viciously to rip the moss from the trees with his stick.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
11  You've got to stick to it all your life.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
12  Accept your own aloneness and stick to it, all your life.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
13  And no matter how low she may be, there'll be some as will believe her, and some of the dirt will stick.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
14  I must stick to him and to what I had of him, through everything.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
15  But this winter I'll stick to my little Pentecost flame, and have some peace.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
Example Sentence: (117 in 8 pages)
16  There are several different ways to bind a book, for example you can stitch or stick the pages together.
17  There are interesting hikes inland, but most ramblers stick to the clifftops.
18  The game involved throwing metal rings over a stick.
19  It's best to stick to basics when planning such a large party.
20  Let the cobbler stick to his last.
21  When the dog attacked me, I defended myself with a stick.
22  The dog caught the stick in its mouth.
23  I know things are difficult at the moment, but if we just stick it out, I'm sure everything will be OK in the end.
24  I told him to stick in and pass the exam.
25  The stick has been whittled down to a sharp point.
26  Don't whittle the stick into a short one.
27  You must stick at it if you want to succeed.
28  That stick has a metal tip.
29  He snapped the stick in two.
30  He swiped at the dog with his stick, but missed.