Examples of stick/stand out like a sore thumb in a Sentence
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People who live in the home and have grown used to the set-up of a room may not notice these aspects, but a designer’s keen eyes can’t help but have tunnel-vision towards these things that either make a room special or stand out like a sore thumb.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
The Giants stick out like a sore thumb among the teams that needed a QB entering the draft, though, in not landing one.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
One number that continued to stick out like a sore thumb less than a week after the Ravens’ season came to a stunning yet familiar end: six.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
Because the truth is, middlemen so often stick out like a sore thumb.
—Eran Mizrahi, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
One of the nice things about Hyper’s Apple peripherals is that they’re designed to blend in with your Apple devices, so this dongle is comes in a space gray metal enclosure with rounded edges that doesn’t look out of place or stick out like a sore thumb when plugged into your iPad.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
Most of the high level tower fans provide about the same level of quality performance, and so knowing how to choose a tower fan that doesn't stick out like a sore thumb will show off your design prowess and attention to detail.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 16 June 2023
Upon opening the Pattern Blow Dryer box, I was immediately drawn to the light brown hue that would stand out like a sore thumb among the sea of black blow dryers, flat irons, and curling irons nestled in my hot tools organizer.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 9 Jan. 2023
True optical zoom can be particularly advantageous when shooting video, as any sudden changes in image quality will stick out like a sore thumb when zooming in or out of a continuously moving image.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
The Giants stick out like a sore thumb among the teams that needed a QB entering the draft, though, in not landing one.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
One number that continued to stick out like a sore thumb less than a week after the Ravens’ season came to a stunning yet familiar end: six.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
Because the truth is, middlemen so often stick out like a sore thumb.
—Eran Mizrahi, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
One of the nice things about Hyper’s Apple peripherals is that they’re designed to blend in with your Apple devices, so this dongle is comes in a space gray metal enclosure with rounded edges that doesn’t look out of place or stick out like a sore thumb when plugged into your iPad.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
Most of the high level tower fans provide about the same level of quality performance, and so knowing how to choose a tower fan that doesn't stick out like a sore thumb will show off your design prowess and attention to detail.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 16 June 2023
Upon opening the Pattern Blow Dryer box, I was immediately drawn to the light brown hue that would stand out like a sore thumb among the sea of black blow dryers, flat irons, and curling irons nestled in my hot tools organizer.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 9 Jan. 2023
True optical zoom can be particularly advantageous when shooting video, as any sudden changes in image quality will stick out like a sore thumb when zooming in or out of a continuously moving image.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
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“Stick/stand out like a sore thumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%2Fstand%20out%20like%20a%20sore%20thumb. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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