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
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Jordan Spieth, who is having a strong week at Muirfield Village himself, highlighted one area of the three-time major champion's game that sticks out to him.
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Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
If Game 6 is anything like Games 3 and 4, Spike Lee and Timothée Chalamet will migrate to the Midwest for a weekend trip, sticking out like orange sore thumbs amid a maze of harvest gold playoff shirts.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Gifford could factor into the bottom of the depth chart by sticking out on special teams.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2025
The Orlando Sentinel reported Hamilton hoped the hotel in the middle of nowhere would stick out to travelers headed to the soon-to-open Walt Disney World parks.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
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Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
If Game 6 is anything like Games 3 and 4, Spike Lee and Timothée Chalamet will migrate to the Midwest for a weekend trip, sticking out like orange sore thumbs amid a maze of harvest gold playoff shirts.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Gifford could factor into the bottom of the depth chart by sticking out on special teams.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2025
The Orlando Sentinel reported Hamilton hoped the hotel in the middle of nowhere would stick out to travelers headed to the soon-to-open Walt Disney World parks.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
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“Stick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20out. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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