How to Use stuck on in a Sentence

stuck on

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  • The thick fog was stuck on windshields and cars, Cortez said.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The three stuck on the cliff were then pulled up using ropes and harnesses.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Novoselac got stuck on the way up and was eventually pulled to safety.
    — Jessica Guay, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Little bits of tissue paper got stuck on her chin, her temple, the tip of her nose.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Monica Johnson says she and her young cousin were stuck on the ride for more than an hour.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Afterward, his head was stuck on the end of a pike, just as his son’s had been five years earlier.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This gives the vinegar enough time to breakdown dirt, grime, mold, and mildew that are stuck on your showerhead.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • If residue is stuck on the plate, soak it in a sink filled with warm, soapy water for 15 minutes, then clean as usual.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Last week, the arms at several light rail crossings lowered and then got stuck on two separate days.
    — Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Always clean the frames before cleaning the glass so dust and dirt don’t get stuck on the panes and all particles are removed.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Some passengers took to social media to complain about being stuck on the tarmac for hours.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • An unoccupied vehicle was stuck on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But that's little consolation for those who are stuck on the outskirts of the job market, knocking on doors that rarely open.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Upon running the update, some users reported their laptops getting stuck on the update screen.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Miss Shields also had to deal with Flick (Scott Schwartz) getting his tongue stuck on an ice-cold flagpole.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Barber said it was stuck on a truck partly because of heavy security around the celebratory events.
    — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Max Martens has documented a similar incident when a fire engine was stuck on the narrow road in front of his home filled with cars.
    — Amy Corral, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In Russia, fish processing workers were held captive in secluded company towns or stuck on ships far from shore.
    — Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • There are four anti-stranding poles, two up front and two in the back, that can be used to prevent the skimmer from bottoming out and becoming stuck on shallow steps.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Rookie Josue De Paula, serving as a left-handed bat off the bench, stuck on the roster for a second round.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Yet many of them are stuck on an exhausting financial hamster wheel, continually grinding to stay afloat.
    — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some employees weren’t following proper handwashing procedures and a dead roach was stuck on a wall near the dumpster exit.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Kia Sportage was stuck on the lip of one end of the bridge, causing the span to become inoperable, the sheriff’s office said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Hudson, a former tackle, seems to have stuck on the interior, where the Patriots are still exploring ways to add depth.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Spencer told me about trucks getting stuck on narrow roads after their drivers followed faulty directions; in June, a woman wedged her car onto light-rail tracks in Seattle.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to avoiding getting stuck on the road, this also provides your child with useful information to manage their car independently.
    — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a local grocery store after finding a cockroach egg sac stuck on a glue trap.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But at that point, the headlines were still focused on relatively benign annoyances like car engines conking out, or a bridge getting stuck on Roosevelt Road.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Some people initially stuck on rides at the mall were assisted by the East Rutherford Fire Department personnel.
    — Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Tau's robots are operated remotely by human technicians who supervise the AI that controls them and who can step in if the devices get stuck on a particular task.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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