stick out
Example Sentences
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Trying to weave together an impossible number of threads means some moments stick out sloppily, like a character’s reveal of a magically healed wound we never knew they had.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Those that have been left behind stick out like sore hitchhiker’s thumbs, which helps explain recent activist interest.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Unlike traditional handles that stick out on the door surface and can always be grasped by hand, the retractable handle sinks into the door and isn’t graspable in its default position.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Most top directors can’t act to save their lives, which is why they tend to appear as themselves and stick out like splinters.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
He had a fresh, close-trimmed haircut, which made his ears stick out.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
