stick out
verb
stuck out; sticking out; sticks out
1
a
: to jut out : project
b
: to be prominent or conspicuous
2
: to be persistent (as in a demand or an opinion)
: endure, last entry 1
—often used with it
stuck it out to the end
Examples of stick out in a Sentence
no feet sticking out in the aisles, please
managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee
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Her mother Johnnie Anderson told cops her daughter was lying on her back in bed and still had a knife sticking out of her neck.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The other major character, Sibyl Vane, an actress Dorian adores but drops cold, is less fortunate, at one point reduced to a big head of curls sticking out of the floor of a miniature stage.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
What stuck out to me was every part of the spa experience comes with wild views.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Investigators headed to a rural property and found a mattress outside Morton’s camper with human feet sticking out from the side, according to the district attorney general.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The other major character, Sibyl Vane, an actress Dorian adores but drops cold, is less fortunate, at one point reduced to a big head of curls sticking out of the floor of a miniature stage.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
What stuck out to me was every part of the spa experience comes with wild views.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Investigators headed to a rural property and found a mattress outside Morton’s camper with human feet sticking out from the side, according to the district attorney general.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stick out
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“Stick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20out. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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