jut
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He’s known for using both sides of mirrors—both reflective and matte—to make a contortion of geometric forms that curve, arc, jut and ripple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The domes of mosques jut into the air alongside church spires.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Mauve mountain peaks jut into the azure sky at the horizon.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
In particular, they studied disruptions in the pedestal called ballooning instabilities: bulges of plasma that jut out, like the end of a long balloon when squeezed.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
From afar, the many green, black, and blue plastic tents jut into the sky like thousands of anthills with blackhaired people frittering in every direction.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
She looks up, eyes following every square inch of the structure until the point where it juts past the clouds and into the dark atmosphere above, beyond where she can see.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
To cross into Ceuta, many swam around a small border barrier that juts out into the Mediterranean.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
A diving board juts into the frame to dominate the right corner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Ardvrek is on a small peninsula that juts out into Loch Assynt near Inchnadamph in the north west Highlands.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
He straightens his shoulders and juts out his chin.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The ferry had tilted backwards, its stern sinking into the sea bed while its bow jutted into the sky like a blade.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
They jutted their hips in ways that seemed stilted, like baby deer learning to walk, while their arms hovered elegantly, undulating like swan wings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Two more horns jutted out from above its eyes.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 20, 2024
In one apartment, a bed stood feet away from the edge of a floor that now jutted out into the air; in another, a portrait hanging on the wall was visible.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
Uneven horns jutted from the sides of its head.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Iran sits on the northern side of the narrow waterway, while Omani territory occupies the top of the point of land jutting out of the southern shore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The ornate stone balconies of the decaying colonial townhouses jutting above your head are liable to collapse at any moment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
And then there are the rectangular prisms jutting out of the floor, standing 20 feet apart from the last, with LED screens blasting clips from the movie into viewers’ subconscious.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026
Most of the displaced are now sardined in the city’s quaint Old Quarter, which lies on a promontory jutting out of Tyre’s northernmost tip and is excluded from the evacuation order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
He was lying in the bed with his head on the pillow, his palms flat under his head and his elbows jutting upward.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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