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How to use standout in a sentence

16 example sentences · adjective, noun

Standout means exceptional; noteworthy. Example: “The band played well, but the acrobats gave the standout performance.”

Examples of standout by meaning

adjectiveExceptional; noteworthy.

  • The band played well, but the acrobats gave the standout performance.
  • Despite the quality of entries being high in this year's OPC category, she is a standout winner for all the judges.2021 January 27, Paul Stephen, “Inspiration to the next generation”, in RAIL, number 923, page 48
  • Sinner has emerged as the standout player on the ATP Tour over the past 18 months, with a machine-like brand of tennis reminiscent of 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic in his prime.2025 June 8, Jonathan Jurejko, “Alcaraz stuns Sinner in extraordinary French Open final”, in BBC

nounAn exceptional or noteworthy person or thing.

  • This building is one of the city's architectural standouts.

nounThe distance a self-retracting metal tape measure can be extended before collapsing under its own weight.

  • This tape measure has a standout of 14 feet.

More sentences with standout

  • Michael Jordan is one of many Tar Heel basketball standouts.From the entry Tar Heel
  • Hear cast, crew, and butt-chugger John Cena discuss how they handled this standout scene.2018 May 10, Farid-ul-Haq, “Well-Written Teen Comedy 'Blockers' Gets Digital, DVD, and Blu-ray Release Dates”, in The Geekiary. From the entry butt chugger
  • Cinema's standout bad guys didn't hanky-twist their lives away whimpering “Gee, am I doing something wrong?”2016, Lionel Shriver, Paradise to Perdition. From the entry hanky-twist
  • Although Aztec broccoli (left) grew well, the flavor wasn't standout.2022, Huw Richards, The Vegetable Grower's Handbook, New York: DK Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry Aztec broccoli
  • This record is a standout in the records of Six Finger Satellite as it takes a dance tone.2005 November 3, Alessandro Lendaro, quoting Load Records, “Ultimamente si parlava dei legendary pink dots”, in it.arti.musica.rock (Usenet). From the entry darkstep
  • I was never a standout student.2026 April 22, Jillian Sanders, “The Danger of Surrendering Your Financial Independence in a Relationship”, in TIME, archived from the…. From the entry literate
  • He's a premium athlete with all the attributes necessary to become a five-tool standout—six if you include his ability to promote the other five.2024, Baseball Prospectus 2024. From the entry five-tool
  • In fact, most of the young standouts on this Dallas squad were still in pampers when the Cowboys last hoisted the Lombardi Trophy.2022 August 13, Griffin Conant, “NFL Preseason odds: Cowboys vs. Broncos prediction, odds and pick – 8/13/2022”, in ClutchPoints. From the entry pampers
  • Standout “Hidden Knives” is the kind of new wave-leaning punk gem John Hughes would’ve loved, while “So Beneath You” is a teeth-baring, roiling tune.2017 January 20, Annie Zaleski, “AFI sounds refreshed and rejuvenated on its 10th album, AFI (The Blood Album)”, in The Onion AV Club. From the entry gem
  • As his in-ring career wound down, Gotch trained countless Japanese standouts, including those who helped bring shoot wrestling to the forefront in that country.2013, Larry Matysik, 50 Greatest Professional Wrestlers of All Time: The Definitive Shoot, →ISBN. From the entry shoot wrestling
  • Let's address some of the most standout keikakus of the show in the eyes of the fans that were either too clever or just the opposite.2020 May 7, Izza Tipu, “Death Note: The 5 Smartest & 5 Dumbest Keikakus In The Franchise”, in CBR. From the entry keikaku

Meaning of standout

  1. adjective Exceptional; noteworthy.
  2. noun An exceptional or noteworthy person or thing.
  3. noun The distance a self-retracting metal tape measure can be extended before collapsing under its own weight.

Full definition of standout

Questions about standout in a sentence

How do you use standout in a sentence?
Standout is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “The band played well, but the acrobats gave the standout performance.”
What is a short sentence with standout?
“I was never a standout student.”
What does standout mean?
Standout means exceptional; noteworthy.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: standout (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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