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
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.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Anderson has also wrapped denim into an asymmetrical form so that the fabric drapes diagonally from one jutting hip, falling as fluidly as an elegant gown painted by John Singer Sargent.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The main salient, nine miles deep at its deepest, juts into the front line toward Dalnje, just south of Kurakhove.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Not jut with Antetokounmpo scoring, but serving, guiding, and elevating everyone around him.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Anderson has also wrapped denim into an asymmetrical form so that the fabric drapes diagonally from one jutting hip, falling as fluidly as an elegant gown painted by John Singer Sargent.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The main salient, nine miles deep at its deepest, juts into the front line toward Dalnje, just south of Kurakhove.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Jut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jut. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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