How to Use stick up in a Sentence

stick up

verb

• On his, the skeletal ribs of a derelict ship stick up from the water.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022
• And the claws from her dad come out and Kelly has the bravery to try and stick up for her.
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 28 July 2022
• One man lay crushed under the wreck of a car, his legs sticking up in the air.
  — Balint Szlanko, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2018
• Because somebody has to stick up for the worst people in the world.
  — David Marchese, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022
• In the film, Ryan tells fans not to worry about sticking up for them.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• Glad to see the Riverdale girls sticking up for each other.
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 31 Oct. 2018
• The tip of the peak should flop back over onto itself rather than stick up straight.
  — Samantha MacAvoy, Good Housekeeping, 22 Oct. 2021
• And a lot of that is due to Judy too for sticking up and saying it must be changed.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2019
• Firefighters used wedges of wood to spread the rollers enough to free the man, whose hand was stuck up to his wrist.
  — Wayne K. Roustan, Sun-Sentinel.com, 7 July 2018
• That long stick up your nose feels like it’s touching your brain.
  — Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 4 July 2020
• The rapper appears halfway through the skit to stick up for her friend.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 20 May 2018
• In fact, he's seen a peanut, a cherry pit, and gum stuck up patients' noses.
  — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 2 Apr. 2018
• He was fired, but for sticking up for his men and women.
  — Benedict D. Capaldi, National Review, 7 Apr. 2020
• The one who taught Onwuachi how to stick up for himself against bullies.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2022
• The drivers said Schmutzer would stick up for them, and protest how they were being treated.
  — Matt McFarland, CNN, 22 Sep. 2021
• That old metal box sticking up out of the ground in their backyard had bothered the Emanuels for years.
  — Doug Criss, CNN, 18 May 2018
• And my camisole is inside-out, and my label is sticking up.
  — Hilary Hughes, Billboard, 21 June 2018
• Tom Schwartz is sticking up for his friend Tom Sandoval.
  — Lanford Beard, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
• Coombs took the high road: Coombs will stick up for his players, however.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2020
• Is Leach just sticking up for his quarterback, or is there truth to it?
  — oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2019
• Or follow the steps below: Step One: Turn the durag inside out so that the seam in the middle is sticking up on the outside of the durag.
  — Lamar Dawson, GQ, 6 Apr. 2018
• There was a black vest sporting Bugs Bunny’s face, ears sticking up the side, paired with red hot pants.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017
• People would approach him at Nats games to thank him for sticking up for them in the media and in the halls of power.
  — Irwin Stelzer, WSJ, 21 June 2018
• And so the government would step in and manage business from time to time and stick up for labor.
  — Trey Williams, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
• And though the country star seemed to gather alot of hate for his words, some people stuck up for him on Twitter.
  — Fox News, 27 July 2018
• Wilmington Fire Chief Andy Mason said the man was stuck up to his chest in grain and corn, and crews poked holes in the bin to release some of the grain.
  — Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
• For the most powerful wash, position the tines (sharp doodads) of forks and the bowls of spoons sticking up.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 10 Apr. 2020
• But also getting a stick up your nose every morning is not the best way to start your day.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2021
• Some urge their peers to stick up for themselves, while others snap back that a union won’t improve their lives.
  — New York Times, 18 Feb. 2021
• Tracee Ellis Ross isn't afraid to stick up for her character.
  — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024