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Definition

to stick out from

protrude = stick out

protrudes = sticks out

rebar protrudes from the concrete
He'd had holes in both of his socks, I remembered; through one a slender big toe had protruded, with the nail neatly groomed.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha

protruded = stuck out

Her bottom plate was not in, and her upper lip protruded; from time to time she would draw her nether lip to her upper plate and carry her chin with it.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

protruded = stuck out

Another flash of lightning lit her face for an instant and Winnie saw an expression there of deep concentration, tip of tongue protruding,
Natalie Babbitt -- Tuck Everlasting

protruding = sticking out

Al pointed to a big nail protruding from the flat casing.
John Steinbeck -- The Grapes of Wrath

protruding = sticking out

She leaned over and drew a skinny black tongue protruding from Coot's mouth.
David Almond -- Skellig

protruding = sticking out

He was able to lift Zero high enough for him to grab the protruding slab of rock.
Louis Sachar -- Holes

protruding = sticking out

Turning around, I saw his hands were curled around the protruding blade as if he himself had tried to pull it from his stomach.
Wilson Rawls -- Where the Red Fern Grows

protruding = sticking out

she probably even had to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that protruded from under the couch.
Franz Kafka -- Metamorphosis

protruded = stuck out

protrude = stick out

There was a shard of metal protruding from Jenkins' chest.
Walter Dean Myers -- Fallen Angels

protruding = sticking out

As for lunch, he pressed his hand against the protruding bundle under his jacket.
Jack London -- To Build a Fire

protruding = sticking out

When viewed up close like this, with his jaw protruding toward me, he looked more like an animal than a human.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha

protruding = sticking out

Over Nobu's shoulder I could see the eaves of the inn protruding above the foliage.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha

protruding = sticking out

She was startled when she first saw me—because of the way my cheekbones protruded, she said.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha

protruded = stuck out

At one point I felt a moment of panic when I saw a naked shoulder protruding from his bathrobe.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha

protruding = sticking out

It was her boyfriend's pale hand protruding from his sleeve.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha

protruding = sticking out

But by the time I was nine, the bones in her face had begun to protrude, and she never gained weight again afterward.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha

protrude = stick out

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