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
Fellow lifeguards found the young woman lying on the ground near the lifeguard stand with an umbrella stake through her left shoulder and sticking out the back of her arm by about a foot, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy told Fox News Digital.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
She was found on the ground near the lifeguard stand with an umbrella stake that had pierced the front of her left shoulder and was sticking out the back of her arm by about 1 foot, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy told ABC News.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 25 June 2025
The carousel of six snaps also included a shot of Halsey smiling in a make-up free selfie, the singer sitting indoors beside three-year-old son Ender Ridley Aydin, and sticking out their tongue while getting their hair and make-up done.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 June 2025
Swallow was a pioneer in ecology, chemistry, safety engineering, home economics and women’s education, and her story and accomplishments stuck out to Daniele.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
She was found on the ground near the lifeguard stand with an umbrella stake that had pierced the front of her left shoulder and was sticking out the back of her arm by about 1 foot, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy told ABC News.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 25 June 2025
The carousel of six snaps also included a shot of Halsey smiling in a make-up free selfie, the singer sitting indoors beside three-year-old son Ender Ridley Aydin, and sticking out their tongue while getting their hair and make-up done.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 June 2025
Swallow was a pioneer in ecology, chemistry, safety engineering, home economics and women’s education, and her story and accomplishments stuck out to Daniele.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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