Collocations for sticky - adj.

be, feel
become, get
get sth, make sth

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
It was covered in a really sticky mess.

all
The rubber's gone all sticky.

a little, slightly, etc.
The paint was still slightly sticky.

with
His hair was sticky with blood.

hot and sticky (figurative)
The air was hot and sticky.

Sticky is used with these nouns:
bun, cake, clay, dough, end, finger, hand, label, mess, mucus, mud, note, patch, rice, situation, substance, tape