How to Use stay on in a Sentence

stay on

verb
  • Here’s where to stay on your next trip to the Holy City.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024
  • On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
  • On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
    — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Adams pledged to fight the charges and stay on as mayor.
    — Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • And all the awful stuff stays on that to the other side.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Oct. 2023
  • So the one way to climb the ladder is to keep the head coach, stay on his good side.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
  • Here’s where to stay on your next trip to this part of the Sunshine State.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
  • Try these tips to stay on track the next time you are tempted to stray.
    — Becca Stanek, theweek, 24 June 2024
  • The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
  • The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
  • The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Check one of our many douching guides to stay on trend.
    — Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The pack comes with 90 easy-to-peel DEET-free stickers that stay on and last for hours.
    — Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
  • Workers walked off the job at the first three plants on Sept. 15 and stayed on strike for more than 40 days.
    — Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Is that a better deal than staying on this side of the pond?
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
  • This might be a good time to think about staying on the wagon.
    — Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
  • His sale helped to ensure Forest stayed on the right side of PSR.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • And the average days homes stay on the market have been less than a month for most of the year.
    — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The results spoke for themselves: the car would stay on sale all the way until 1991.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Reach for one of these tool belts that’ll keep with your motion and free up your hands to stay on the job.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Tom Selleck still has hope for Blue Bloods to stay on the air.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 May 2024
  • These ankle socks stay on through all my movements—no slipping or adjustments needed.
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
  • On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Part of the issue is how soon and how consistently the guidelines are applied and whether people can access and stay on treatment.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Some ideas stay on the wish list for years, waiting their turn as items ahead of them are planned and built.
    — Mark Dee march 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Pedestrians must stay on the trails.
    — Samuel O’Neal 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Market participants — as well as us journalists — will need to stay on their toes to keep up with developments.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026

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