stick out
verb
stuck out; sticking out; sticks out
1
a
: to jut out : project
ears that stick out
b
: to be prominent or conspicuous
stuck out in an orange vest
2
British, informal
: to be persistent (as in a demand or an opinion)
1
: extend (as a body part) outward
stick out your tongue
2
: endure, last entry 1
—often used with it
stuck it out to the end
Examples of stick out in a Sentence
no feet sticking out in the aisles, please
managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee
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Those performances stuck out with me.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
The TikTok video gradually zooms in on the cushions, only to reveal Marlo’s snout sticking out from between the cushions after all.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
So when everyone’s having a good time, that always sticks out to me as a memory.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2025
In our family, one tradition sticks out.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
The TikTok video gradually zooms in on the cushions, only to reveal Marlo’s snout sticking out from between the cushions after all.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
So when everyone’s having a good time, that always sticks out to me as a memory.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2025
In our family, one tradition sticks out.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stick out
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“Stick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20out. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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