outthrust

Example Sentences

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On a recent afternoon, the actor Greg Tannahill sat perched atop a London rooftop, one leg extended, one arm outthrust.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Then, jaw outthrust, Brewster turned to the Senate's McClellan committee and began reading a 40-minute statement elaborating upon the virtues of himself and his teamsters.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his right hand, outthrust before him, were three eggs, the offering he was bringing to the Virgin of Guadelupe at her shrine in Mexico City's suburb of Tepeyac.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had the familiar thatch of thick brown hair, the outthrust jaw, the meat-chopping gestures, the flat Boston accent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Catching sight of Pai striding toward him with jaw outthrust and stick lifted, Ranofer bent hastily to his work.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw