How to Use stay put in a Sentence

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  • When frosting the sides of the cake, the whip should stay put, not move even a hair.
    — Olga Massov, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Makris said he’s lived there for about a year and plans to stay put.
    — oregonlive, 22 June 2023
  • Please, stay put, stay safe and don't become part of the problem.
    — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The strips have a barely-there feel and stay put for the entire treatment time.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Mesh walls on three sides help keep kiddos safe and stay put.
    — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 16 Oct. 2023
  • This doctor's note gives him (and you) an excuse to stay put for one day or a few.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The shooter told Gregory to stay put and ordered Shilling out of the stall.
    — Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 28 July 2023
  • Birds that stay put also need to bulk up to buffer against the frigid, lean season ahead.
    — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Some birds in milder climates in the Southeast and on the West Coast stay put and choose not to migrate farther South.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Hate it when your shower curtain catches a breeze and can’t stay put?
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Prop your phone up someplace so that your full face fills the screen, not just your forehead and nose, and stay put until the call is over.
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The top four teams stay put as Georgia easily retains the No. 1 spot.
    — USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Containment is a strategy that works only so long; the war will not stay put, the war will come to you.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The fit is true-to-size, according to our tester — maybe slightly on the small side but, as mentioned, that helps the leggings stay put.
    — Sara Gaynes Levy, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But this go-around, the couple plans to stay put until their baby arrives.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The tape is water and sweat-resistant and sticky enough to stay put for extended wear.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • These Under Armour leggings will stay put and won't slip throughout the day.
    — Women's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • No7's mascara is aptly named, with the brand claiming the formula will stay put for 24 hours.
    — Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping, 27 Oct. 2022
  • These make the stocking holders sturdy enough to stay put on your mantel and support the weight of your stocking.
    — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2023
  • However, the style will likely not stay put for more than a day without the use of a standard hairspray.
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The towel was made to stay put using corner pockets that keep your mat in place through any and every pose.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The book is heavy and chunky, with colorful cardboard pages that will stay put when they’re opened either on the floor or on someone’s lap.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • And yet, hundreds of migrants say they were told to stay put in them, or risk deportation.
    — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 24 June 2024
  • The secure lid and non-slip base allows the spinner to stay put on countertop surfaces.
    — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2023
  • Ultimately, the compound is washed into the ocean, where the carbon should stay put.
    — Gregory Barber, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Cue a lot of would-be move-up buyers opting to stay put, and fewer homes coming onto the market.
    — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 7 May 2023
  • Prolific producers who set up shop in New York tend to stay put.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • Joel tells his companions to stay put, maneuvering his way through the ancient cars littering the road to the back of the house where the sniper is perched.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2023
  • And, Pope believes that many aspects of Margery Williams' original story needed to stay put and would seem odd in the present day.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
  • With more renters forced to stay put, there’s greater demand for, and lower vacancy at, many rental properties.
    — Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024

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