Example Sentences

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The ornate stone balconies of the decaying colonial townhouses jutting above your head are liable to collapse at any moment.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

And then there are the rectangular prisms jutting out of the floor, standing 20 feet apart from the last, with LED screens blasting clips from the movie into viewers’ subconscious.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

People often collect water for cooking from roadside springs and drainage pipes jutting from the hillsides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

“I’m working late ’cause I’m a singer,” she sang as she strutted down a runway jutting onto the arena floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

“You fear that my son will be surrounded more by greed than by love,” Mrs. Sterling said, jutting her jaw defensively skyward.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix