Examples of sticking point in a Sentence
The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
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Possible sticking point: Cooper is one of the oldest candidates on the vice presidential shortlist at 67, and the Harris campaign is appealing to young voters.
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Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2024
Wage increases have been the major sticking point over the last several weeks as these talks have come down to the wire, which Deadline reported earlier this month.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 July 2024
Switching to a model of regional attendance would avoid such sticking points, while also creating some important benefits, chief among them an engaged local fanbase who will lend the games a true flavor of their home country.
—Adam Minter, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
The demand for a prior commitment to a permanent ceasefire had been a key sticking point for Israel, as Netanyahu insisted his country would not end the war until Hamas is defeated – a goal critics deem too ambitious to achieve.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 8 July 2024
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Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2024
Wage increases have been the major sticking point over the last several weeks as these talks have come down to the wire, which Deadline reported earlier this month.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 July 2024
Switching to a model of regional attendance would avoid such sticking points, while also creating some important benefits, chief among them an engaged local fanbase who will lend the games a true flavor of their home country.
—Adam Minter, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
The demand for a prior commitment to a permanent ceasefire had been a key sticking point for Israel, as Netanyahu insisted his country would not end the war until Hamas is defeated – a goal critics deem too ambitious to achieve.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 8 July 2024
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“Sticking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticking%20point. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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