Example Sentences

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Hunters Point juts out into the San Francisco Bay just north of where Candlestick Park, the former home of the San Francisco 49ers, used to stand.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

In the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco — a narrow, humid stretch of land where the South American coastline juts out into the Atlantic — fables endure the test of time.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

The confrontation happened on a coral outcrop, which juts out of the high seas like an islet at low tide.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The December sun is baking on the Heng Chun peninsula, the tongue of land that juts out from the bottom end of Taiwan into the Philippine Sea.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

My mind draws a blank, and she juts one hip out, Amanda Monk-style, resting a hand on it.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven