stick around

verb

stuck around; sticking around; sticks around

intransitive verb

: to stay or wait about : linger

Examples of stick around in a Sentence

we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
Recent Examples on the Web
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Warmer than normal air will stick around through the weekend for much of the mid-Atlantic, but colder air will arrive next week for the Northeast and start to cool off the rest of the Eastern Seaboard, too. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025 The Prairie Grove School Board wants Superintendent Lance Campbell to stick around a while. Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 1 Feb. 2025 The wet weather should stick around in the evening with a low around 33. Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025 The Chiefs have stayed mostly healthy, with some replacements and key players sticking around. Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stick around 

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stick around was in 1878

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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20around. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

stick around

verb
: to stay or wait about : linger

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