stick out

Example Sentences

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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

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

“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

It wasn’t her job to stick out her neck, especially when she made it abundantly clear she didn’t want any part of this fight.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black