stuck out

Example Sentences

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The tell was Henry’s nose, which stuck out the most on coin faces and lost its silver first, earning the king the nickname Old Coppernose.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

“My Years with General Motors” by Alfred P. Sloan has a range of important lessons for the corporate world but one chapter stuck out in particular, “The Copper-Cooled Engine.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

In both those new photos and earlier tranches, one persistent, nagging detail stuck out to me.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Sandisk, with a market capitalization of about $33 billion as of Monday, had stuck out in the small-cap index for being much bigger in terms of market value than the others.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

The frightened rat stuck out what he fervently hoped was his left paw.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques