- present participle of jut.
jutting
Example Sentences
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The seven-square mile enclave on a peninsula jutting into the Strait of Gibraltar has been Spanish since 1580.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The ornate stone balconies of the decaying colonial townhouses jutting above your head are liable to collapse at any moment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
And then there are the rectangular prisms jutting out of the floor, standing 20 feet apart from the last, with LED screens blasting clips from the movie into viewers’ subconscious.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026
“I’m working late ’cause I’m a singer,” she sang as she strutted down a runway jutting onto the arena floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
The next night, after he had visited Cadiz, he had things he could tell her, too—about the city of stone, built on a rocky promontory, jutting out into the blue sea.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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