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
Recent Examples on the Web
The ice was jagged, and rocks were sticking out at the bottom.
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Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
There was one [moment] that really stuck out to me [with] Eric Roberts.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Shloime was never without his hat, a black fedora with a narrow brim and small red feather sticking out of the hatband.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
The woolly devil was spotted by a volunteer for Big Bend National Park in Texas, when on a spring hike, Deb Manly stumbled across a small hairy-looking flower with two maroon florets sticking out like devil’s horns.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
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Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
There was one [moment] that really stuck out to me [with] Eric Roberts.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Shloime was never without his hat, a black fedora with a narrow brim and small red feather sticking out of the hatband.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
The woolly devil was spotted by a volunteer for Big Bend National Park in Texas, when on a spring hike, Deb Manly stumbled across a small hairy-looking flower with two maroon florets sticking out like devil’s horns.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2026.
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