jut
verb (used without object)
to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed byout ).
juts
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present tense formof jut (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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You can gape at gargantuan rocket components and space vehicles — the Rocket Lab Electron Rocket, for instance, juts through multiple floors — or ogle space suits, shuttle thrusters and moon rocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The Westfjords region juts out of the northwest corner of Iceland like a ragged flower head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
She looks up, eyes following every square inch of the structure until the point where it juts past the clouds and into the dark atmosphere above, beyond where she can see.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Many swam around a small border barrier that juts out into the Mediterranean Sea.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I’m not quite sure you can. You see, that shelf of stone juts out so far and goes down so steeply. Can you manage to reach it?”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
