sticking out

Example Sentences

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If Karen had walked in, all she would have seen was one leg on the countertop, sticking out of a large hole.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

"A little cluster of stomach stones, with two leg bones sticking out indicates that the animal was not fully pulled apart before it has hit the fossil record," Clarke said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Pence still has blond hair sticking out from the back of his hat after he recently got his hair cut.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Woltemade obliged, sticking out a boot to poke home from close range before a lengthy VAR check confirmed the German was just onside.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

In front of her, on the table, was a small piece of prickly pear cactus, just a corner of a tiny lobe, big enough to have a couple of spines sticking out of it.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen