stick out

Example Sentences

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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

“I stick out like a sore thumb because I got my beautiful cowboy boots here in the Garden State,” he said, before turning serious.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

Another couple of factors stick out, looping us back to those Mourinho comparisons.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

After a moment, she decided to stick out her own little hand alongside the other two, as though this was the way people greeted each other on the island.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder