stick out
Example Sentences
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"It will stick out like a big sore thumb," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
The head and raised arms of a doll stick out of the left side of the hoodie’s kangaroo pocket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 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
Ironically, Redford nearly missed out on the part after one studio executive said: "He's just another Hollywood blond. Throw a stick out of a window in Malibu, you'll hit six like him."
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
That woman would stick out like a baby lamb in a field of lions.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
