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
Sharp pieces of slate jut out threateningly against the wall of the house, which Ross described as being "like dragon's teeth".
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
“Let me jut put it this way: I am not happy with Mexico,” Trump said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
The air seemed to be charged with his uncontrollable fury — every hair on the tiger seemed to jut like sharp spikes, and his teeth and eyes glittered like the cutting edge of a knife.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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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
Suoyuwan park in Dalian, which juts out of north-eastern China into the Yellow Sea, has stunning views of one of China's largest shipyards, and is a place to gather and be merry.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
Take the stairs at the end of the parking lot to Bluff Park and Salt Creek Beach Park, then hike along the shore past a paved roadway that juts onto the beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Kelvin’s palm shades his eyes; he juts his head, pretending to see far, far away.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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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
Two more horns jutted out from above its eyes.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 20, 2024
Scheffler just looked at his caddie, Ted Scott, the bottom lip slightly jutted as if to say, “Not bad.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
As the four-seater Cessna climbed from the airstrip behind Meyer’s home, roofs of submerged dairy and poultry farms jutted out from underneath the seeming ocean of grayish-blue water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Like crowns, quartz crystals jutted out of the sides and the ceilings and even the ground, which made it difficult to walk on the path.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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The seven-square mile enclave on a peninsula jutting into the Strait of Gibraltar has been Spanish since 1580.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
When I tell a friend I’m writing about the Egyptian Lover, she starts dancing like a pharaoh, hands jutting in opposite directions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
The net got snared on the array of spikes jutting out at all angles from the tail, and now it was tangled front and back.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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