How to Use sticking point in a Sentence

sticking point

noun

• The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
• The loud hybrid engine is still a sticking point for most of our editors.
  — Beth Nichols, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2022
• The large contributions from the super-wealthy are a sticking point for many against the recall.
  — Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 15 Feb. 2022
• Salt and acid—or, more specifically, a lack thereof—is most often the sticking point.
  — Daniel Holzman and Matt Rodbard, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
• The jurors who spoke in the courtroom could be heard saying a key sticking point was La Schiazza’s intent.
  — Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2024
• Flake also pointed to tariffs and immigration as major sticking points.
  — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024
• While a 12-team model seems most likely moving forward, how those teams are comprised is part of the sticking point among the commissioners.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Jan. 2022
• One sticking point had been the Taliban’s demand that Mr. Ghani step down as president to make way for a new government.
  — New York Times, 30 Dec. 2021
• The concept of God is a sticking point to many, having been used throughout history to condone the opposite of what Tya is.
  — Melanie Fine, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
• That pay system has been a sticking point during the negotiations, and Kellogg's offer didn't change on that part of the contract.
  — CBS News, 22 Dec. 2021
• That pay system has been a sticking point during the negotiations, and Kellogg’s offer didn’t change on that part of the contract.
  — NBC News, 21 Dec. 2021
• Related Video Money is a sticking point in climate-change negotiations around the world.
  — Matthew Dalton, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
• By far the biggest change, however, has been the elimination of the swimsuit competition, which has long been a sticking point for feminist critics of the pageant.
  — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2021
• Another sticking point has been the specifics of an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
  — USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
• The problem with coverage for PCR testing has already been a sticking point in the coronavirus pandemic.
  — Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2022
• Thompson wants to examine why Shylock abandons rationality, insists on a moral wrong and then — this is the sticking point — refuses to relent.
  — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022
• Ukraine aid has been a long sticking point in the House.
  — Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
• And it’s kind of weird like that, that is a sticking point.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 Mar. 2022
• The call for more paid sick leave was a major sticking point in the talks.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• That $2,499 price tag may be a sticking point for some.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
• In short, the role of streaming services is a sticking point.
  — Kevin Skiver, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2023
• The price will be a sticking point for plenty of people.
  — Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2023
• The sticking point may be how much of the land the Heat will accept for overflow parking.
  — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• The transition from the first to the second phase has appeared to be the main sticking point.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2024
• That has been a key sticking point between China and the U.S. for more than a decade.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2022
• But lack of buy-in from leadership has been a sticking point.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
• So, on that front, if - if your leverage here is the border, tell me, what is the sticking point at this - this stage?
  — CBS News, 26 Nov. 2023
• That is a sharp reversal on an issue that has been a sticking point in the talks.
  — Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 1 May 2024
• But lack of buy-in from leadership has been a sticking point.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2024
• The formula might prove to be a sticking point in some quarters.
  — Jane Margolies, New York Times, 28 July 2023

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024