stick out

Example Sentences

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Trying to weave together an impossible number of threads means some moments stick out sloppily, like a character’s reveal of a magically healed wound we never knew they had.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Those that have been left behind stick out like sore hitchhiker’s thumbs, which helps explain recent activist interest.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Unlike traditional handles that stick out on the door surface and can always be grasped by hand, the retractable handle sinks into the door and isn’t graspable in its default position.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

My initial vanity — that the hearing aids would stick out like a flashing neon sign — proved to be mostly a non-issue.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

I put Cocoa in my backpack and let her head stick out the top.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas