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
And his Giants meeting stuck out as one of the different ones.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
East Dorm focuses on humanizing prisoners Toward the back of the Idaho Department of Correction’s vast complex south of Boise, the East Dorm’s bright blue, orange and red exterior sticks out amid the South Idaho Correctional Institution’s older red brick buildings.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2025
Utah would also be interesting, but those are the teams that stick out for me.
—Emile Nuh, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
South Hills 1, Walnut 0: Elias Reyes stuck out nine and gave up one hit and one walk in five innings to lead South Hills.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
East Dorm focuses on humanizing prisoners Toward the back of the Idaho Department of Correction’s vast complex south of Boise, the East Dorm’s bright blue, orange and red exterior sticks out amid the South Idaho Correctional Institution’s older red brick buildings.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2025
Utah would also be interesting, but those are the teams that stick out for me.
—Emile Nuh, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
South Hills 1, Walnut 0: Elias Reyes stuck out nine and gave up one hit and one walk in five innings to lead South Hills.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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