stick out
verb
stuck out; sticking out; sticks out
1
a
: to jut out : project
ears that stick out
b
: to be prominent or conspicuous
stuck out in an orange vest
2
British, informal
: to be persistent (as in a demand or an opinion)
1
: extend (as a body part) outward
stick out your tongue
2
: 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
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Jokic was jogging up the floor without the ball after Oklahoma City scored when Dort stuck out his right leg and tripped him.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Two things stuck out for Plitzuweit.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
The bodies, meanwhile, reminded this writer of Bret Easton Ellis novels, in that the men were comically buff, and the women’s hipbones were sticking out.
—Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Schmidt says in the video, pointing to the skis sticking out of the snow.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Two things stuck out for Plitzuweit.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
The bodies, meanwhile, reminded this writer of Bret Easton Ellis novels, in that the men were comically buff, and the women’s hipbones were sticking out.
—Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Schmidt says in the video, pointing to the skis sticking out of the snow.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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 10 Mar. 2026.
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