stay put

idiom

: to not move or go anywhere
Stay put until I get back.

Examples of stay put in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The couple has lived in their home for decades and were able to stay put through the big fire of 1991. Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024 Have current interest rates prompted you to stay put and remodel, as opposed to move? Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024 Her first instinct is always to flee, but she’s trained herself to stay calm and, crucially, to stay put. Colleen Hagerty, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024 Magnetic closures mean the drawers, and accompanying mini mirror, stay put, too. Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stay put 

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“Stay put.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20put. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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