jutted; jutting
: to extend out, up, or forward : project
mountains jutting into the sky
a jutting jaw
: to cause to project
: something that juts : projection
Synonyms
Examples of jut in a Sentence
Verb
mountains jutting into the sky
the sandbar juts out into the ocean
Noun
Cape Fear is one of the more colorfully named juts along the North Carolina coast.
Recent Examples on the Web
Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
The inexorable wonder-workings of geology — with a fanciful nod to Poseidon, the god of earthquakes and oceans — created that stunning headland that juts its chin out into the Pacific from Los Angeles County.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
This coastal community is known for its delicious blue corn tacos and brown butter cookies, a walkable pier that juts out into the Pacific Ocean offering some incredible sunset views, and a perennial summer fog that keeps the evenings cool.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
With his thick Southern accent and chin jutted out to a menacing underbite, Charlie seems like an angry bulldog ready to take a bite out of the world.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Pearly white sand encircles the island, where luxe beach bungalows jut out over the sparkling turquoise Indian Ocean.
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Anse Source d'Argent, La Digue, Seychelles
Anse Source d'Argent is one of the most popular beaches in the Seychelles, and for good reason.
—Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The 7-year-old saw granite and marble headstones jutting out from the grass near other graves, inscribed with epitaphs.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Your cheekbones jut toward what are youth-laden eyes that slide down a prominent nose.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
In front of us, big gray mountains jutted into the blue sky.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
The plan is to juts continue to prove those people right.
—Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
His graph resembles an EKG monitor, with rhythmic spikes and troughs that tick along over the years until suddenly a line juts way up in 2020, signaling over six million weekly claims.
—Matthew Desmond, The New York Review of Books, 28 Dec. 2023
More dramatic is the house’s relationship to the ground: Set on a heavy concrete platform, the dwelling juts out over the steep incline of its narrow plot; in time, Ayako says, shade-seeking plants will creep in, creating a river of green under a bridge to nowhere.
—Michael Snyder Pedro Kok, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Pat’s King of Steaks juts out on a triangle corner in South Philadelphia’s East Passyunk neighborhood, across the street from rival restaurant Geno’s Steaks.
—John Garrison Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
In the picture, a rectangle of ice juts out with seemingly perfect smoothness and straight edges.
—Emily Zauzmer, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
Composed of rebar, plaster wire and cement cloak, the studio’s roof juts out from the main body — articulating roughly parabolic awnings on its way out.
—Cameron Fozi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
Very often a room is a rectangular space—corners and juts.
—Diane Williams, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
Verb
When the last note echoed out, and Lee, sitting on a stool, posed with their head down and arm jutted out toward the crowd, they were received with something more striking than cheers and claps.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
The inexorable wonder-workings of geology — with a fanciful nod to Poseidon, the god of earthquakes and oceans — created that stunning headland that juts its chin out into the Pacific from Los Angeles County.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
This coastal community is known for its delicious blue corn tacos and brown butter cookies, a walkable pier that juts out into the Pacific Ocean offering some incredible sunset views, and a perennial summer fog that keeps the evenings cool.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
With his thick Southern accent and chin jutted out to a menacing underbite, Charlie seems like an angry bulldog ready to take a bite out of the world.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Pearly white sand encircles the island, where luxe beach bungalows jut out over the sparkling turquoise Indian Ocean.
02 of 15
Anse Source d'Argent, La Digue, Seychelles
Anse Source d'Argent is one of the most popular beaches in the Seychelles, and for good reason.
—Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The 7-year-old saw granite and marble headstones jutting out from the grass near other graves, inscribed with epitaphs.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Your cheekbones jut toward what are youth-laden eyes that slide down a prominent nose.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
In front of us, big gray mountains jutted into the blue sky.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Noun
Its signature pier juts into the Pacific as waves big enough to make surfers salivate break beyond miles of white sand.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
The plan is to juts continue to prove those people right.
—Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
His graph resembles an EKG monitor, with rhythmic spikes and troughs that tick along over the years until suddenly a line juts way up in 2020, signaling over six million weekly claims.
—Matthew Desmond, The New York Review of Books, 28 Dec. 2023
More dramatic is the house’s relationship to the ground: Set on a heavy concrete platform, the dwelling juts out over the steep incline of its narrow plot; in time, Ayako says, shade-seeking plants will creep in, creating a river of green under a bridge to nowhere.
—Michael Snyder Pedro Kok, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Pat’s King of Steaks juts out on a triangle corner in South Philadelphia’s East Passyunk neighborhood, across the street from rival restaurant Geno’s Steaks.
—John Garrison Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
In the picture, a rectangle of ice juts out with seemingly perfect smoothness and straight edges.
—Emily Zauzmer, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
Composed of rebar, plaster wire and cement cloak, the studio’s roof juts out from the main body — articulating roughly parabolic awnings on its way out.
—Cameron Fozi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
Very often a room is a rectangular space—corners and juts.
—Diane Williams, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
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“Jut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jut. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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