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Example sentences for "stuck"

Lexicographically close words:
stubbornness; stubby; stubs; stucco; stuccoed; stucke; stud; studded; studding; studdingsail
  1. A fellow stuck his elbow into my face and I knocked him flat.

  2. Everything worked round to that one point and stuck there; it formed a cul-de-sac to every line of thought.

  3. And yet it stuck in his thoughts, tormented his thoughts, would not be dismissed however much he strove to thrust it aside.

  4. Several times I had heard Harry say, with quite a serious air, that the only one he was afraid of was Harris, and they stuck very close together through the examinations, as far as the figures were known.

  5. But I am sure when he was dressed, and the lilies of the valley stuck in his buttonhole, he could walk away from any young bridegroom in the matter of looks--aye, even his own handsome son.

  6. The notice is stuck up against the stairs.

  7. As long as the light lasted I watched his sweet face, and the blessed dew of perspiration on his still open lips and where the matted curls stuck to his nobly-shaped brow; never had I seen such a splendid boy of his age--except my own.

  8. The sulphur-colored winged Paul Pry stuck an impertinent head out from behind a palm leaf.

  9. Seems to me he did a pretty good job for you, and stuck to it until he found some one else to take it up.

  10. His hair was roped on each side and hung in front, and the scalp lock on top was made conspicuous by the usual long feather stuck through it.

  11. There was no way of relieving the horse of my weight, as it was impossible for me to jump and not get stuck in the mud myself.

  12. The Phlegethon came up at this time, and tried to tow her off, but without success, and she, therefore, stuck fast for some hours.

  13. Many of their houses, on these occasions, are decorated with lanterns stuck upon long poles twenty or thirty feet high, huge grotesque-looking figures, and various devices.

  14. It may have been credulous of me, but I felt the boy was telling the truth, and I was deeply sorry he had not stuck to it.

  15. In his turn, Carl drew his legs together, his heels clicked, his hand stuck to his visor.

  16. Sam rose, shook his trousers into place, stuck his stick under his armpit and smoothed his yellow gloves.

  17. And, as he turned to leave, another spear came whizzing through the air and stuck in the sand exactly where he had been standing a second earlier.

  18. Here is the plant; with my thousand francs I went and bought a black wig; I shaved off my whiskers; I put on blue spectacles; I stuck a pillow on my back, and made up a hump.

  19. I used a pony in an examination and stuck too closely to the text.

  20. I never was much stuck on home, so you needn't be afraid to call it 'jail' for fear of hurting my feelings.

  21. Orsilochus, who durst not press too near Strong Remulus, at distance drove his spear, And stuck the steel beneath his horse's ear.

  22. Susie had stuck her head out of the window.

  23. She has stuck to me like a leech since yesterday morning," complained the old gentleman, "excepting for the short time when she went to church.

  24. A torrent of red roses fell on me; one bloom lodged in my horse's mane, and I took it and stuck it in my coat.

  25. The big fellow did; as I stuck him I heard him cry, 'The King!

  26. Faith, I nearly stuck a knife into him last night; he came most cursedly mal a propos!

  27. Although it was very fond of cows and sheep, yet the wool and hair of these animals stuck in its big teeth, it often felt very miserable and its usually bad temper grew worse.

  28. His real name was Rolling Stone, for he never stuck long in one place at a job, and cared not a cucumber for money, or fine clothes.

  29. The soot also, hung in long streamers from the rafters, and stuck to the house, like old friends.

  30. These words stuck in his mind, and he inwardly made a vow never to give his lovely wife cause to leave him.

  31. Instead of this, though they were trained dogs and would fight even a wolf, they slunk away howling, and frightened, as if in pain, while the horn stuck fast to the lips of the blower and he was silent.

  32. The Provost Marshal left the apartment of Louis, and summoned his two assistants to council in an embrasure in the great hall, where Trois Eschelles stuck a torch against the wall to give them light.

  33. The brilliant light ran along the blades, filling the channels of them with white fire; the combatants stuck their swords in the turf and took off their hats, coats, waistcoats, and boots.

  34. They strode out upon it, stuck their swords in the sand, and had a pause too important for speech.

  35. A moment or two later he leapt to his feet and came out into the sunlight, still munching toast, his own sword stuck under his arm like a walking-stick.

  36. Mr. McDermott pulled the leaves through his hand and the blood stuck to his fingers; he rubbed it on the back of his hand and it made a red mark.

  37. As Will Wood said in a talk afterward, "Pearl was stuck on Jackson from the first time they met, Jackson would come and get my horse and buggy and drive over to Pearl's house, when they would often go out driving together.

  38. Escorted by five or six knights Rothbert found his way blocked by the wagon which, despite all that its driver could do, remained motionless where it had stuck fast.

  39. I s'pose you've got to enforce the rule against passengers riding on the platform, too, even if we are stuck in a snowdrift?

  40. The door of the forward car stuck and after a moment somebody came and slid it back a crack.

  41. I do not know what Mrs. Evans meant by saying that she stuck at nothing.

  42. I heard Mrs. Evans telling you that she "stuck at nothing.

  43. I declare I look upon that man as as much the murderer of my Natty as if he had stuck a knife into her.

  44. The buried man holds in his hand a small bush which seems to be growing from the ground, and other bushes are stuck in the ground round about.

  45. The Roman Army, in fact, stuck to Mithra throughout, as against Christianity; and so did the Roman nobility.

  46. Why, I've heard where a soldier whacked the head off a ghost, who coolly picked it up and stuck it on again as neat as you please.

  47. The stubborn way in which the motor boat boys stuck to that cove was giving these worthies a tremendous lot of unnecessary work; and it was no wonder they felt badly disposed toward Jack and his chums.

  48. He stuck to his word about saying no more; and although Josh kept on teasing him for quite some time, Nick kept his lips resolutely closed on that subject.

  49. A fellow he didn't know stopped him and stuck the things in his pocket.

  50. His neck stuck straight out, and so did his tail, but the latter went off in a point, and the former in a hideous knob.


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