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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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Tiny shells jutted from both pontoons seven months later.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
To this day, the sidewalk in front of the small brick building juts out into Central Avenue — a physical reminder of Betsy’s fight to keep her property intact.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Shouts for it will be met by angry fingers jutted towards the various gaffes played ad nauseam on Sky Sports’ weekly Ref Watch, or the mandatory pause before the emotional unleashing as VAR mulls over whether a goal is a goal or just a hoax.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Tiny shells jutted from both pontoons seven months later.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the city of Anconcito juts out from the western coast of Ecuador into the strong waves.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
To this day, the sidewalk in front of the small brick building juts out into Central Avenue — a physical reminder of Betsy’s fight to keep her property intact.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Jut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jut. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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