How to use "stay" in a sentence

That was a clear message to stay away! But you were in such a hurry to finish the hike you didn't stop and check.

By the time they reached Goblin Valley, the car park was full and there was nowhere to stay for the night.

I hope they will stay and keep the heat in the canyon

I'll try to stay alive as long as I can, but I can't imagine living longer than one more day

All I can do is stay strong for another night and hope for rescue.

I make myself stay calm

I just want to stay there for the rest of my life.

However by May the 25th, I was home to stay.

It was dark and we knew that we had to stay in the water for the night

You will stay here with me, but you will have the same freedom everyone else on the ship has."

You, Mr Land, and Mr Conseil will stay in your rooms until I say you can leave."

"Captain, you can't expect us to stay on this ship for ever!"

I couldn't stay at the university

I couldn't stay with him

You can come back and stay with us tonight.'

'He's a friend of mine from home, and he's going to stay with us for a few days.'

'You men are all the same! Just stay away from me!'

As it happened, I didn't stay in prison long, because they soon realized that I was an idiot, and they put me in a special hospital for idiots

Later, we went back to Jenny's flat, and she said, 'You can stay here.'

But I didn't stay long

I did not stay there with her for more than two minutes

Mrs Lewis was going to stay with her friends at 2 Miller's Court

The Ripper did not stay with his victims for hours before killing them.

'You can't stay here

Will you let me stay?'

'You'll let me stay? I'm a dangerous criminal, but you called me "Monsieur"

'Now I can pay off all my debts and stay out of prison

It was too dangerous for him and Cosette to stay there another night

'You shouldn't stay alone all the time,' his good friend, Enjolras, said to him

When this happened, Marius did not stay in the Gardens, which was another mistake.

'Then one of us must stay and fight,' one of the married men replied.

Finally, someone shouted to Marius, 'You decide which one must stay.'

I wouldn't come often or stay very long

'Well, we're not going to allow you to stay here on your own

The poor child, who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and talk to a wolf, said to him, "I am going to see my grandmother and carry her a cake and a little pot of butter from my mother."

Oliver tries to stay calm, but he knows there is too little time

You do not steal from Big Jones and stay in London

I am sailing from here to Southampton, then I intend to stay in England for some time

But this is just your imagination, your fear, and you know that and try to stay calm and focussed.

But this is your house, and you know you must stay!

But tell me, why did you stay in the city? Why not run for the countryside? Or hop on a ferry out of here?"

It cools him and helps him to stay awake

He needs to find another route and a motel to stay in for a few days: a cheap motel where they only want a name and some cash.

"Jesus, just stay cool, Dan, just stay cool," he tries to tell himself as the red car slows down

He laughs and turns back to Junior to tell him to stay calm.

She tries to stay calm

"You can stay here if you want."

"It's like a pod experience, but you stay in for much longer," explained Ding

It was one thing to have a pod experience - but to stay inside the pod was something else

"They've put in new nanobots that stay inside the equipment and check everything, every day

And if, like Eston says, they really live freely in the outside world, you wouldn't want to stay here, would you?" Mom nodded

You know, I'm starting to think I might stay in for a while longer."

But let's try to stay calm." She looked at Sala's mom

"I'm not sure he'll agree to leave the pod anyway, but if he does, they might still want him to stay

It's not fair that we have to stay here."

he said he might want to stay in the pod, after the two years," she said

We were given exercises to practice, so that if we were caught, we could stay strong." She looked at Sala's face.

'You won't get better unless you stay quietly in bed

You must stay in bed for a week or two.'

'Yes, but she won't stay long

I could stay there until Maxim came back.

I had never seen it before and I hoped the visitor did not want to stay to tea.

'Will you stay to tea?'

What have you been doing with yourself? Have you done much sketching? Did you like the books I sent you? Have you had anyone to stay?'

'No, we've had no one to stay

'I think I'll stay here

'I think I shall stay here in the car,' I said

'I'd much rather stay,' I said

We might have to stay overnight in London

We would have people to stay

She would be sufficiently tough on herself to stay in touch with reality - as unpleasant as reality might be

Tina wanted to stay in the wings throughout the performance, but she could do nothing more behind the curtains

Their gaming philosophy was simple: It doesn't matter if you win or lose, as long as you stay in the game

"If you want me to, I could stay a little longer."

Even if he does somehow get a whiff of it, he'll have to locate another judge who'll be willing to stay or vacate the exhumation order."

"I don't think it's safe for you to stay here."

"How to stay alive."

I think it would be wise for us to stay up there for a couple of days, even after we've talked to Bellicosti, until we can figure a way out of this mess

He motioned for Tina to stay behind him, close to the house

At the request of its casino manager, every hotel held a handful of rooms off the market, just in case a few regular customers - high rollers, of course - showed up by surprise, with no advance notice, but with fat bankrolls and no place to stay

"You will stay in that deep sleep until I tell you to wake up

Tina said, "Elliot, what happens if we stay here, hiding out until we can think of an alternative? How much time do we have? Not much

"But after everything you said to Zachariah about this place being run by megalomaniacs, and after you've made it so clear you don't agree with everything that goes on here, why do you want to stay?"

"And if I don't stay here, if I walk away and get a job at a civilian research center, that'll be just one less rational voice in this place

He had come to stay at the Blue Boar Inn, while he examined an old burial ground on Colonel Protheroe's land

'How long did the lady stay?'

'I'll stay with her,' Dr Haydock whispered to Melchett

'But I thought that perhaps my husband wouldn't stay very long

'Haydock,' I said, 'if you knew that someone was a murderer, would you tell the police, or would you stay silent?'

They may stay in the pit and kill people who come near them, as they cannot get out of it

'We can't stay here,' I said, and as I spoke the firing started again for a moment on the common.

If I had not made a promise to the pub owner, she would, I think, have asked me to stay in Leatherhead that night

The soldier agreed with me that the house was not a good place to stay in

'You must stay calm

He ate more than I did, and did not seem to understand that we had to stay in the house until the Martians had finished their work if we wanted to stay alive

The Martians might only stay in this pit for a short time, then move on

And we've got to live and stay independent while we learn

But we who stay free risk turning into wild animals.

'The people who stay will obey orders

They gave me a place to stay and protected me from myself.

Don't stay here and make yourself unhappy

After a moment, he said, 'It's better if I stay here and prepare tea

Harris wanted to stay on the boat and drink a whisky.

'But we have decided to stay and die on this boat,' said George

'In fact, tell her to stay with him

Her future husband is coming to stay next Monday

'You'll stay there until you tell the truth!' he cried

I can't stay in a house where women are treated like this.'

As soon as Miss Halcombe and my wife are well enough, they'll go to stay with their uncle in Cumberland

You'll stay to manage the house while I'm away.'

I'll stay until Miss Halcombe is well enough to leave, but then I must go.'

How I hated him! He forced me to stay here in this village, where they all talked about me but no one spoke to me! Finally, now, after all these years, I have earned their respect

He said, "Tell Mr Hartright to stay away from me! If I must put your pretty sister back in the asylum to stop Mr Hartright from investigating me, I shall do so

Anyone who joins the Brotherhood must stay in it for his lifetime

But she did not stay there

She said, "I wanted to stay in school but he refused

Everyone must go near the fire and stay there!" says Zorro

I prefer to stay at home and rest."

It is dangerous for you and your family to stay at your hacienda

"Can you stay at home alone?"

I can stay here and read."

"You cannot stay here

Zorro says, "Can Lolita stay here with you for a few days? She is in danger."