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

He fought from a crouch�the "Jeffries crouch"�his bullet head and meaty body low, his left outthrust, his right cocked to mete out instant doom.

From Time Magazine Archive

The main facade, an outthrust white shield, could be the refurbished fragment of an ancient Roman circus.

From Time Magazine Archive

His face is an elfin caricature, the pale cheeks almost submerged under a wide mustache, the profile dominated by a prominent nose and an outthrust jaw.

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