How to Use stick out in a Sentence

stick out

verb
  • Two skulls and more bones stuck out of the dirt edges of the trench.
    Will Englund, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The idea here is to knock off any bits of paint that stick out.
    Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022
  • That's a long list of stuff—did any of it stick out to you?
    Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The garbage man found it in a bag, and the hand was sticking out of it.
    BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • This third-down play in the first half stuck out to me in the moment.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 12 Nov. 2019
  • White said that’s one of the things about this case that stuck out with her.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Romero stuck out his hand and Kennedy stopped to shake it.
    Russell Contreras, The Seattle Times, 2 June 2018
  • But the first of their kind are the ones that stick out more than anything.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 27 July 2022
  • It’s stuck out in the rural, eastern edge of the state.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
  • And his bare feet stuck out through the top of threadbare shoes.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Press down on their paw pads: This will get the nail to stick out.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
  • The impact for the rest of us could stick out like a big sore thumb.
    John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Pro-Trump flags and signs hang from the walls of some homes and stick out of yards.
    Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • With its feet stuck in the grille, the owl's head and wings were sticking out.
    Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 1 Mar. 2018
  • One thing that stuck out was the idea of getting bored.
    Essence, 5 June 2019
  • Their 11 turnovers in the last two quarters stuck out for him.
    Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Her wig is tossed over the edge of the Citadel and lands on a dead branch sticking out of the rock.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 May 2024
  • Wise saw a bone sticking out of the leg, but couldn't feel it.
    Nathan Fenno, latimes.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • In my short time with him, two things stick out in my mind.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 24 June 2021
  • The elf feet sticking out of the tree adds a playful touch.
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 12 Dec. 2019
  • In years past, the dogs were bagged for the trip, with just their heads sticking out.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The handles may rise from the board, stick out from the sides or be carved into the sides of the board.
    Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Here are the moments that stuck out to us in the hour-long debate.
    Arika Herron, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Now the windows are boarded up and pipes stick out of mounds in the yard.
    Washington Post, 28 July 2021
  • Zoë, beyond just the vibes, what stuck out to you about this track?
    Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • If feel for all the people that got stuck out there, I’d be pissed too.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Being in the locker room with the guys, those are the best times that stick out in my mind.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Look out for worn nets and pads and hooks and springs that are sticking out.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Transplants and tourists in Louisville stick out more than a tire-sized hat at the Kentucky Derby.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
  • Plus/minus is a divisive stat, but his team-worst -20 still stuck out.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 July 2025

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