Examples of sticking point in a Sentence
The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
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The sweeping revenue measure that includes the hundreds of millions of dollars in tax increases was a particular sticking point.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
The sticking point is that, unlike forgiving chicken legs and roots, which have a relatively wide window of doneness, shrimp and zucchini can be finicky.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows.
—CBS News, 4 June 2024
The talks were stymied by a central sticking point: Hamas demands guarantees that the war will end and Israeli troops will withdraw from Gaza completely in return for a release of all the hostages, a demand Israel rejects.
—Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2024
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
The sticking point is that, unlike forgiving chicken legs and roots, which have a relatively wide window of doneness, shrimp and zucchini can be finicky.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows.
—CBS News, 4 June 2024
The talks were stymied by a central sticking point: Hamas demands guarantees that the war will end and Israeli troops will withdraw from Gaza completely in return for a release of all the hostages, a demand Israel rejects.
—Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2024
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“Sticking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticking%20point. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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