How to Use "Stick" with Example Sentences

stick (n): a thin piece of wood

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Used with adjectives:

"He needs long sticks to build his fire."
(long, big, little, short, thick, thin)

Used with verbs:

"He was carrying a hiking stick."
(be +carrying, be + holding)

"The kids were throwing sticks at each other."
(be +throwing, be + waving)

"We collected sticks to make a campfire."
(collected, gathered, piled up, need)

"He used a long stick to scare away the dogs."
(used, waved)

Used with prepositions:

"I made a house out of sticks."
(out of, from, with)

stick (v): to push something or someone with a pointed object; to attach something

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Used with adverbs:

"He accidently stuck a pin in his finger."
(accidently)

"The nurse simply stuck the needle in her arm."
(simply, just)

Used with prepositions:

"She sticks notes on the refrigerator."
(on)