stick out
verb
stuck out; sticking out; sticks out
1
a
: to jut out : project
b
: to be prominent or conspicuous
2
: to be persistent (as in a demand or an opinion)
: endure, last entry 1
—often used with it
stuck it out to the end
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Examples of stick out in a Sentence
no feet sticking out in the aisles, please
managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee
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The granny costume comes designed like a pink cardigan and floral skirt, with a pearl necklace printed on the front and a purse clutched in the fake arms that stick out of the top.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Two things stick out: Herbert was sensational regardless of the spotty pass protection and a running game which was somewhere other than in Arizona.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Photos released by New South Wales Ambulance show the woman’s feet sticking out between the rocks as first responders came to her rescue.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
The double Dutch photo stuck out to former NFL player Domonique Foxworth.
—Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Two things stick out: Herbert was sensational regardless of the spotty pass protection and a running game which was somewhere other than in Arizona.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Photos released by New South Wales Ambulance show the woman’s feet sticking out between the rocks as first responders came to her rescue.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
The double Dutch photo stuck out to former NFL player Domonique Foxworth.
—Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Stick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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