How to Use stay in in a Sentence

stay in

verb
  • My point is to stay in this space.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • How long do bats stay in a house?
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • How long will the chicks stay in the nest?
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
  • And so that's kind of stayed in my mind for a while.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • How long does weed stay in your system?
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Join, stay in, talk to the teacher next door.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • And the fight and the guys to continue to stay in it.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Highs will stay in the upper 80s.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Have a wonderful day and please do stay in touch.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 3 June 2026
  • Players had to remain part of a team to stay in the game.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • Let’s stay in the same region for a moment.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • Can my baby stay in the car if the windows are open?
    — Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
  • Have a wonderful day, and please do stay in touch.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 June 2026
  • That mindset didn’t stay in the bathroom for long.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • How long should protective braids stay in?
    — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 18 June 2026
  • The underdog stayed in the fight.
    — Marisa Lagos, NPR, 3 June 2026
  • Hodges made a pair of 8-foot par putts over his final three holes to stay in range.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • There are even hotels to stay in that date from the period.
    — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The Carys stayed in their canoe and cast across the current.
    — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
  • He was met by a trainer and Vitello, and stayed in the game.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Sweeney stayed in contact with Lynch this winter.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • Just note that everyone must stay in the same stateroom.
    — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Czechia will have to step it up in the second half to stay in the tournament.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Parton, meanwhile, stayed in her friend’s house as police swarmed the area.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • And thanks to the three-pronged grounding stake, they’re guaranteed to stay in place.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
  • Few things are as thrilling as staying in a hotel while on vacation.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean New Yorkers are staying in tonight.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
  • Who stays in the rotation and who gets demoted to the bullpen?
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • Secrets is rather jealous of her stay in Pakistan.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This will continue to worsen if the tariffs stay in place.
    — Alex Durante, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026

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