Examples of 'sticking up' in a sentence

Meaning of "sticking up"

This phrase can have multiple meanings depending on the context. It can refer to physically standing upright or defending and supporting someone or something. It can also indicate the act of extending or protruding upward
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  • present participle of stick up

How to use "sticking up" in a sentence

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sticking up
The collar is sticking up a little bit there.
Sticking up for that dirty little thug.
I am not talking about sticking up a fruit stand.
And sticking up for a tart and all.
I spent my whole life sticking up for my brother.
Sticking up for the little guy.
The bit was just sticking up drug dealers.
I just heard they found a boot sticking up.
Thanks for sticking up for me back there.
I do not see any totems sticking up here.
Thanks for sticking up for me last night.
You have got bits of hair sticking up.
Thanks for sticking up for us working girls.
Thanks for jumping in and sticking up for me.
We are better sticking up for the constitutional issues.

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Especially with all that hair sticking up.
Thank you for sticking up for me yesterday.
But you do have some hair sticking up.
Aw the twins are sticking up for each other.
Sticking up for the likes of you.
Using the law is sticking up for yourself.
Sticking up for one of their own.
And cheers for sticking up for my sis.
Sticking up two fingers as a farewell gesture.
Thank you for sticking up for my friend.
Sticking up for a mom like that.
Thank you for sticking up for me earlier.
I studied all the points sticking up.
Thank you for sticking up for me today.
You had a piece of hair sticking up.
His foot was sticking up out of the ground.
The back of his hair is sticking up too.
Maybe he was sticking up for his little brother.
The neighbor always leaves it sticking up there.
And feathers sticking up from the bottom.
There were little coral mountains sticking up all over.
You have been sticking up for everyone else.
I just wanted to thank you for sticking up for me.
The state is sticking up for its children.
A splinter or something must have been sticking up.
And you were sticking up for her.
You sticking up for me once you got there.
With that knife sticking up your ass.
They sticking up there a little bit.
Thank you once for sticking up for me.
Always sticking up for nearsighted babies.
Since we were all kids sticking up crap games.
Always sticking up for the underdog.
Do not want your sweat sticking up my leather.
Always sticking up for her husband.

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Sticking it to you for killing off my character
The collar is sticking up a little bit there
Sticking them under water does not count
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