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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IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Her mouth jutted open longwise, like an exclamation point.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
India Amos, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Too flat and your head drops back; too thick and your chin juts forward.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Roughly the size of New Hampshire, Sardinia juts out of the Mediterranean Sea about 200 kilometers west of Italy’s mainland.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Her mouth jutted open longwise, like an exclamation point.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Noun
This walkable pier juts into Tampa Bay and offers unparalleled views of the city.
—India Amos, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Too flat and your head drops back; too thick and your chin juts forward.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Jut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jut. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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