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

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

Footage on local media show the collapsed part of the building completely sunken in, with large slabs of concrete sticking out.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Valley began to write numbers on the side of the map, her tongue sticking out slightly, her brow furrowed in a show of extreme concentration.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega