Sentences with phrase «stick out like a sore thumb in»

Many residents feared the tower would obstruct views and stick out like a sore thumb in neighborhood of low - rise 19th - century buildings.

I am glad it was addressed in this post as it stuck out like a sore thumb in the ATW post!

I have to admit I stuck out like a sore thumb in my pastel pink tulle skirt running around downtown LA, but hey, anything for fashion, right?

And yet the A-word is never mentioned, an uncomfortable diatribe about his being «retarded» adding to the discomfort and sticking out like a sore thumb in an otherwise «woke» script.

But Hereafter sticks out like a sore thumb in his modern directorial repertoire — a too often overly sentimental, emotionally manipulative three - way story about death and what might come after.

As I write, there is a 1964 Peugeot 404 Familiale seven - seat station wagon sticking out like a sore thumb in the barren parking lot of a shipping depot somewhere near Livingston, Montana.

Most of these traps also feature fun designs that won't stick out like a sore thumb in your home or place of business.

It's not the traditional wire cage that sticks out like a sore thumb in the middle of your living room.

(See below if you're curious — it sticks out like a sore thumb in the list!).

Yeah, if there was but two things I'd change about Gen 1, it'd be Jynx's colouring, and gender / differences would've existed [so the Nidoran line wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb in the present AKA we'd have had 150 pokemon in all, including Mew].

I know RPG characters tend to stick out like sore thumbs in the game worlds they occupy, but the cast in MS Saga really stick out.

ANd I'm white, blonde, with a red convertible and stick out like a sore thumb in that area.

The pink - hued fireplace seemed to stick out like a sore thumb in the room and made everything else around it feel dated.

I, too, have a piano I would NEVER get rid of but I really am unhappy with how it sticks out like a sore thumb in my house.

You may notice I also painted my wreath hangar to blend in with my door because it stuck out like a sore thumb in its original color and drove me crazy every time I walked up to the front door!

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For example, Vessenes wrote me in an email, the fact that there's still only a relatively small number of Monero users means that any massive transaction will stick out like a sore thumb: there just won't be many others of a similar size to mix with.

That would explain why that part in Josephus sticks out like a sore thumb.

Because, this recipe results in fish sticks that are seasoned and cooked just the right way, so that the tofu doesn't stand out like a sore thumb — the flavors are married so well and the textures so much on point that the experience is wholly «fish sticks» and not «tofu trying to be fish sticks.»

However, during the drought, chiles that were cultivated in rows and irrigated stuck out like sore thumbs and attracted pests.

But even in Wengers time, Monreal sticks out in that company like a sore thumb.

Best of all, it's sleek design blends in with the rest of my decor so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb.

Florida stuck out like a sore thumb on U.S. temperature maps this year, the lone bright orange spot in the sea of blue that dominated the eastern half of the country for most of the year.

When I visit my mom in Tucson, I stick out like a sore thumb.

I'm the only blonde in a sea of dark haired girls and stick out like a sore thumb lol) I would love a little girls getaway there.

If I'm in a meeting with a lot of women, it's not a problem, but most days, women who wear dresses stick out like a sore thumb.

Some of the pieces in my wardrobe that I love the most are the odd items that, when compared to the rest of the minimal collection, stick out like a sore thumb.

The people of Rome dress almost exclusively in black so while I stuck out like a sore (American) thumb, it felt great to wear light colors on dreary gray days.

I have a really hard time styling skirts and dresses in the winter without them sticking out like a sore thumb.

These scattered flashbacks stick out like a sore thumb and yet they're among the few things this movie does without a direct counterpart in the 1971 movie.

A haunting scene involving Rudd interacting with an elderly woman searching the burned remains of her home sticks out like a sore thumb (in a good way) and gives the film a unique shape that distinguishes it even more from Green's studio work.

Liam Hemsworth sticks out like a sore thumb against the group of older burly muscle men, however, his earnest charm and sniper skills make up for what he lacks in star power.

is always a line that sticks out like a sore thumb for me in games, like the forced laugh track and painted on smiles of a cheesy American sitcom that does little to deserve it.

In it, bland and fortyish Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) finds himself recently divorced from his wife Emily (Julianne Moore)(she cheated on him) and sticking out like a sore thumb participating in the singles scenIn it, bland and fortyish Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) finds himself recently divorced from his wife Emily (Julianne Moore)(she cheated on him) and sticking out like a sore thumb participating in the singles scenin the singles scene.

There are far too many laughs in «Sorority Rising» to enumerate everything that works about this sequel, and it's telling that the few botched gags stick out like sore thumbs — one overextended joke involving a marital miscommunication and some bad green screen inadvertently serves as a reminder that the rest of the movie is too funny to take for granted.

Marc never quite resolves the extent to which Ontario sticks out like a structural sore thumb, nor does he quite draw the lesson that might be most applicable here: American education surely needs a major overhaul of its education governance before it can successfully put into place the other changes in policy and practice that Marc urges (and that these other countries do).

When visiting San Jose and SF, our UV stuck out like a sore thumb and there was never a problem finding it in a parking lot.

These photos were taken in Garching, Germany and while some of the images appear to be nothing more then an ordinary traffic jam, but if you look carefully you might notice the red BMW 1 - Series that's sticking out like a sore thumb, which makes these photos a little more interesting.

There is no projection on the windscreen and while some of us in India might like it, given how the rest of the cabin looks, this addition does stick out like a sore thumb.

When playing the game of spot the odd one out in the mid-sized pickup segment, the Honda Ridgeline sticks out like a sore thumb.

You could argue that a small car like the 595 which measures just 3,657 mm in length shouldn't need front parking sensors or a reverse camera but the tough fact of the Australian market is that most cars are now specified with a reverse camera and the absence of these technologies sticks out like a sore thumb.

While many tour groups stick out like a sore thumb, solo travelers can easily blend in with the locals.

That was actually a complete coincidence; somehow in my scavenging through dozens of Nintendo commercials, Mario and Co. always stuck out like a sore thumb.

The game in general looks pretty damn good but the animations sticks out like a sore thumb.

I've been thinking about this too, and after a long think I've come to the conclusion that multiplayer in the Arkham universe would stick out like a sore thumb; it'd take away from the «one man versus a whole city» atmosphere that Rocksteady are trying to achieve with the game.

In a world where games like Elder Scrolls Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Secret World Legends exist, any game without robust voice - overs will stick out like a sore thumb.

One work in particular stuck out like a sore thumb from Barr's didactics — Richard Oelze's Erwartung (Expectation), 1935 - 36.

They have stations in there with two degrees of urban warming that stick out like a sore thumb when compared with rural neighbours.

Cars weaving in and out of lanes, driving much faster than the posted speed limit, or other noticeable behavior stick out like a sore thumb.

While the clasp looks attractive, it sticks out like a sore thumb and several times popped open when I rubbed my wrist against any surface, such as when I stuck my hand in a bag.

When describing duties performed in your prior positions, misuse of tense will stick out like a sore thumb.