stick out

Example Sentences

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The head and raised arms of a doll stick out of the left side of the hoodie’s kangaroo pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 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

“I stick out like a sore thumb because I got my beautiful cowboy boots here in the Garden State,” he said, before turning serious.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

Born in London, his Scottish grandfather got him started in rowing and the many miles cycling around Islay at Christmas stick out as part of his journey to gold.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024

Holding the stick out in front of him, still uttering those deep grunts, he started beating at the apple as if he was killing a snake.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls