Stand out
stand out (verb) - one in a group, easier to notice than the rest
stand out in a crowd
it stands out like a sore thumb
one memory stands out from all the rest
the engine alone makes the car stand out
this landmark in particular stands out
painted that way to make it stand out, the opposite of camouflage
her calf muscles stood out like grapefruits inside her stockings
its colour makes it stand out
veins stood out bluish against pale skin
stood out like Moby Dick
the sinews in her neck stood out like guy-ropes
stood out, jagged and broken like a decaying tooth
white teeth stood out in stark contrast against his dark tanned skin
her perception and wisdom stood out through the babble of undergraduate wit
he stood out from the crowd with his shock of bright blond hair
she stood out from her surroundings
one wedding I worked at really stood out as special
it's hard for anyone to stand out around here
the melodic line must stand out more
stand out because they go against the trend
tend to remember only the ones that stood out
Kenya stands out as the only one which has tried to manage economic development
put a question mark after the ones that stand out as being wrong
the car that stands out in the driver's mind as the quickest, most comfortable, most civilised and most user-friendly of all
what stands out in your childhood?
this decade will stand out as a decade of impressive improvement in economic performance
the effect of the fire on weather will not stand out against the usual annual patterns
this stands out as being particularly absurd
Example sentences:
* These things stand out because they go against the trend on the streets.
* Evidently, one tends to forget the worst episodes over time, and remembers only those items that stand out for some reason.
* Two problems stand out above the problems we have to deal with.
* It is easy to identify, because its obvious colour makes it stand out at once.
* Its acquisition of the bank, the most expensive mistake in recent financial history, stands out among a catalogue of disasters.
* It stands out like a sore thumb.
* One small memory stands out from all the rest.
* The clock face is painted white and so stands out clearly from quite a distance, allowing the time to be easily read.
* Of our three countries, Kenya stands out as the only one which has tried to manage economic development and contain inflation by selective price controls on individual items.
* Because if one stands out then they lose everything they've got, they lose their job.
* If one word stands out as not being the same as the others, put a question mark after it for now.
* On the road, however, in regular use, the Corrado VR6 is the car that stands out in the driver's mind as the quickest, most comfortable, most civilised and most user-friendly of all.
* I stood out like Moby Dick.
* Nana was small and scrawny, and the sinews in her neck stood out like guy-ropes above the demure white collar of her dark blue dress.
* His veins stood out bluish against pale skin.
* Below the knees her calf muscles stood out like grapefruits inside her stockings.
* It stood out, jagged and broken like a decaying tooth, and it was covered with pale pink roses.
* His white teeth and brown oval eyes stood out in stark contrast against his dark tanned skin.
* Peter admired her for her offbeat ideas, he liked the way she stood out from the other wives.
* In the US there have been extensive experiments with new forms of reporting and in Europe, Germany stands out as the leader in environmental reporting.
* As your journey takes you into the lush splendour of the Dee Valley, one landmark in particular stands out in a dazzling blaze of colour.
* Can you say what stands out in your childhood as a negative contribution to your life now?
* The overall and accelerating decline in the manufacturing sector and its sub-groups from the mid 1960s stands out.
* It is already now clear that this decade will stand out as a decade of impressive improvement in economic performance, reversing a long-term trend of decline relative to other member countries.
* Its brilliant engine alone makes the car stand out.
* We detail two cases where initiatives have been taken to stay ahead and stand out amongst other law firms.
* If she wears that she'll stand out from all the light colours around her.
* One would think something like that would stand out in her mind.
* These high trees stand out against an evening sky.
* If any one common factor did stand out it was her tendency to play parts in plays that were older than herself.
* It had been painted that way to make it stand out, the opposite of camouflage.
* One difference between the pub and the rest of the street was that the brickwork had been painted cream which made it stand out from the long facade of varying shades of red or grey.
* The computer model at Britain's Meteorological Office predicts that the fires' effect on this year's monsoon will probably not stand out against the monsoon's annual variations.
* The only site of note is a pass over the M62 motorway, which honestly doesn't stand out in my top 10 sights of Britain.
* Of all the books I've read recently, three, two at the Centre and one at home stand out as memorable.
* It usually works best to make outings as normal as you can, ie, go with just two or three people to a concert or the theatre rather than with a whole organised group which will stand out.
* This handmade blend of the traditional and the modern aims to stand out from the crowd with its high-class simplicity and the best and latest in hardwar.
* Some gigs stand out as being particularly absurd.
* He, he picks on us to say how determined we are to actually go into the acting profession because he knows that er, although there are more parts for females there it's harder for somebody to stand out.
* The melodic line must stand out with the greatest power and clarity in our arrangement, and obviously calls for a great sweep of strings.
* Your perception and wisdom stood out through the babble of undergraduate wit, and even surpassed our host's account of the finding of Wieland's bust.
* At first she had let him wash their three-month-old child but Fred's face had become red and perspiration stood out on his forehead as he held the mite as though she were made of china.
* Judaism (as Jewish scholars have pointed out) was much more diverse than Christians, keen to suggest that Jesus stood out from his surroundings, have sometimes allowed.
* The grass was shrivelled and blackened and the leafless branches stood out against the grey morning sky and seemed to reach skeletal fingers towards them.
* And then suddenly he appeared, making her heart smile inside her, as he stood out from the crowd with his shock of bright blond hair.
* I have played the organ at quite a few weddings but this is one wedding that really stood out as special.
