During basic training, the instructor demonstrated how to disarm an opponent using a pugil stick.

In the tiny studio, the only thing resembling a chair was a stick of furniture that wobbled and threatened to fall apart.

I always keep a pack of stick plasters in my backpack for minor cuts.

After the meeting, she organized the stick notes on the whiteboard by priority.

At the festival, the elders spun the whizzing stick to call the spirits under the moonlight.

I saved the project files to a data stick before leaving the office.

She threaded marinated chicken onto a bamboo satay stick and grilled it until charred and juicy.

The pilot gripped the control stick tightly as the plane encountered turbulence.

The tailor carefully heated the poking-stick before smoothing the elaborate ruff on the nobleman's collar.

Despite a few scraped knees, he pogo-sticked across the driveway to impress his friends.