stick out

Example Sentences

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Two moments in particular stick out that illustrate the contrast.

From Salon

“And of course, that is the day that I first found a little tube with tentacles sticking out,” he recalls.

From Scientific American

There, small plaques stick out of the soil with the words "unidentified deceased".

From BBC

I pictured myself living in a big city, coming home with baguettes sticking out of a grocery bag.

From New York Times

"Is there a moment from the gospels," I wondered, "that for you sticks out above all the rest?"

From Salon