sticking point

noun

: an item (as in negotiations) resulting or likely to result in an impasse

Examples of sticking point in a Sentence

The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
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There’s just one sticking point: These residences have rules. Gerard S. Williams, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025 Pelosi's comments were viewed as a subtle way of encouraging him to withdraw and have been speculated to have been a sticking point between Pelosi and the Bidens. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 However, Polestar's Chinese ownership may prove somewhat of a sticking point compared to Ford and GM. Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025 With the deadline just a week away, the two sides met this week for the first time since November to hammer out a deal over that last contentious sticking point. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sticking point 

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sticking point was in 1732

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“Sticking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticking%20point. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

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