"Sticking out" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... years I have remained the Whitsun King," answered the youth, haughtily sticking out his chest, "and so I have had plenty of opportunities ...
— A Hungarian Nabob • Maurus Jokai
... up in the air with surprise. There was a familiar-looking head sticking out of the water. Peter had ...
— The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad • Thornton W. Burgess
... of the (brown coal) carbon goes on of itself, beneath the lye, through the oxidizing action of the atmospheric air; it is advantageous to have a part of the carbon sticking out of the liquid. Of course the regeneration takes place much more quickly if the electrodes are taken out and exposed to the air. In this case the carbon electrode need not be very thick, and can be flat or of tubular form. In ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 • Various
... Mother hastily counted over the nice warm mittens with their thumbs and fingers sticking out in every direction, while the children ...
— The Two Story Mittens and the Little Play Mittens - Being the Fourth Book of the Series • Frances Elizabeth Barrow
... ran after him, and what do you think? Just as the horrid creature was about to take those lovely Easter eggs out of the basket and eat them up, who should come flying through the woods but Mrs. Cluck-Cluck, the fairy hen! She dashed at that dog, with her feathers sticking out, and made him run off. Then how glad Sammie was! He hurried and caught up to his papa and mamma, and soon all the Easter eggs ...
— Sammie and Susie Littletail • Howard R. Garis
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