stuck out
Example Sentences
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He looked like Bill the Cat in the “Bloom County” comic strip as he stuck out his tongue and made a sound that sounded like “Aack.”
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Olmo jinked inside the box and a panicked Malick Thiaw stuck out a leg, leaving referee Guida with no other choice as he pointed to the spot.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
The tell was Henry’s nose, which stuck out the most on coin faces and lost its silver first, earning the king the nickname Old Coppernose.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
“My Years with General Motors” by Alfred P. Sloan has a range of important lessons for the corporate world but one chapter stuck out in particular, “The Copper-Cooled Engine.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
His little jaw stuck out, and he pulled at blades of grass as they sat by the sandbox.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
