stuck
caught or fixed
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,649 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,297 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- caught or fixed stuck in the mud
- baffled this problem has me completely stuck
stuck in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He stuck to his own opinion, and began to inspect minutely every corner of the room.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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A big turkey, looking so comical with his legs stuck in his body that Jim laughed outright.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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One story in particular stuck in his mind, and more particularly one little detail out of that story.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Come now, I say, You know that every Cricketer has "his day," Whilst the best bat or trundler may be stuck.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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The wings of one of them remained stuck together on its back, and it made a great effort to extend them.
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1