VERB
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extend out or project in space
A single rock sticks out from the cliff
His sharp nose jutted out - be highly noticeable
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put up with something or somebody unpleasant
he learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
I cannot bear his constant criticism
How To Use stick out In A Sentence
- She saw a tube of lipstick out of the corner of her eye and applied it to her lips before smacking them together looking at the result before grimacing and swiping it from her lips.
- Pink Elephants on Parade" and "When I See an Elephant Fly" are the only songs that stick out.
- Youll stick out like a sore thumb if you dress thatcasually, she finished, looking as if the word shed wanted to use was a lot worse than casually. Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series
- He nodded the ball down only for the goalkeeper to stick out a hand and paw it away.
- You stick out like a sore thumb. Times, Sunday Times
- It's very discouraging, especially when you go to the doctor and find out that your fundus is still well below the pelvis bone - so why exactly is my tummy starting to stick out approximately one inch below the breastbone? Descriptive Title: Random Preggy Business
- The pup was born with a narrow jaw which causes his lower teeth to stick out. The Sun
- Her gremlin is her twin self, who talks to her in the second person, tells her to play it safe and not stick out from the crowd. Writing
- Just about all the staff are very conservative, good church-going types - and I stick out like a purple goat in a flock of white-washed sheep.
- The pup was born with a narrow jaw which causes his lower teeth to stick out. The Sun