message stick
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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That was never in question, since great preachers, the ones who make the gospel’s message stick, also know how to make their congregations laugh.
From Salon
That was never in question, since great preachers, the ones who make the gospel’s message stick, also know how to make their congregations laugh.
From Salon
So why didn't Gore's message stick?
From Salon
Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, said the GOP is having a hard time making its tough-on-crime message stick with some voters because the old us-vs.-them tactics that defined suburban politicians for generations is waning.
From Washington Post
Behind the echoes of wartime rhetoric and Johnsonian linguistic flourishes was a simple message; stick with it for six months and we'll get through this.
From BBC
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