sticking out

Example Sentences

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"They thought they didn't need to because the shirt was theirs. 'But the head sticking out of it is mine,' I told them."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

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

Witnesses in front of the house can be heard comparing the sight of the balloon sticking out over the roof of the house to a scene from the Pixar movie “Up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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

I could feel my toes sticking out, rubbing against the worn leather of my shoes.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff