sticking out

Example Sentences

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If Karen had walked in, all she would have seen was one leg on the countertop, sticking out of a large hole.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

"A little cluster of stomach stones, with two leg bones sticking out indicates that the animal was not fully pulled apart before it has hit the fossil record," Clarke said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Pence still has blond hair sticking out from the back of his hat after he recently got his hair cut.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Paul responded by sticking out his tongue, playing to the theatre.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Then Joe spotted something sticking out from a pile of discarded rice.

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon