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Meanings of sticking out in English

Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary.

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      Usage of sticking out in English
      1
      I've shared the example of sticking out a party for my friend.
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      2
      The thesis has a way of sticking out obtrusively in such efforts.
      Masters of the English Novel: A Study of Principles and Personal...
      3
      The Gideon Bible, scraps of paper sticking out from the red-edged pages.
      The Quiet Earth
      4
      I'm Commander Greg van Eekhout, the man said, sticking out a hand.
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      5
      It was sticking out from the tree, with the curve directed downwards.
      The Cliff Climbers / A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
      6
      Looking down, he saw a small dart sticking out of his sleeve.
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      7
      The sweater sticking out of that box used to be my favourite.
      Sister Mine
      8
      He saw an ancient block sandstone structure sticking out of the ground.
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      9
      There were several tabs sticking out of the pages of his book.
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      10
      Only the tip of his nose and his eyes were sticking out.
      Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
      11
      The feathered ends of a dozen arrows were sticking out of him.
      Before Adam
      12
      And the quartermaster-hestood with his signal-flagssticking out under his armpit-said:
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      13
      We were two heads sticking out of the ground like two turnips.
      Tell England / A Study in a Generation
      14
      He couldn't remember ever seeing newspaper sticking out from between his sutures.
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      15
      And you say Sir Ambrose had been sticking out against her marriage.
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      16
      The hypodermic's sticking out of it, empty, plunger all the way down.
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