stick out
verb
stuck out; sticking out; sticks out
1
a
: to jut out : project
b
: to be prominent or conspicuous
2
: to be persistent (as in a demand or an opinion)
: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
One in particular sticks out to Welch now.
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Elise Devlin, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The look is described as a quiff with little to no hair sticking out from the sides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
The stairs in front of the house extend downward, giving the illusion of a tongue sticking out of the mouth.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Miller is so eager to at least touch on everything on Scorsese’s resumé that the few gaps stick out.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
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Elise Devlin, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The look is described as a quiff with little to no hair sticking out from the sides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
The stairs in front of the house extend downward, giving the illusion of a tongue sticking out of the mouth.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Miller is so eager to at least touch on everything on Scorsese’s resumé that the few gaps stick out.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2025.
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