expulsive
Example Sentences
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In addition to the Alien franchise making its grand expulsive return this spring, doppelgänger release Life will likewise set an intelligent life form on a crew of unsuspecting astronauts trapped on a spacecraft.
From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2017
Great indeed is the expulsive power of a new principle!
From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by Ryle, John Charles
If, however, the labor is still tedious, the calf may be grasped with both hands, and as soon as a pain or expulsive effort is evident, draw the calf from side to side.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
The labor pains then come on; and by the expulsive power of the womb, the fœtus, with the membranes enveloping it, is pushed forward.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
The only salvation of the soul lies in the kindling of a new passion, the lighting of the fire of a new intention, the expulsive power, as it has been called, of a new affection.
From Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion by Peabody, Francis Greenwood
