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A blackened mattress, a twisted bicycle, a crushed sofa and toys protrude between two stacked concrete slabs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

His face in careful concentration, the Major-General from Ukraine's Civil Protection Service clings tightly to a precious bundle, wrapped for protection in his coat - and out of which two small pink shoes protrude.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

A tree appeared to protrude near the cockpit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024

His chin is pitched forward, his ears protrude and his brow is furrowed over glinting black eyes.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

I put on my mask; the sunbird feathers protrude over my hair like ram horns.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

A tridimensional T. rex protrudes from Iñaki Godoy’s head while he holds a small plush toy of Monkey D. Luffy, the character who changed his life forever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

A keel is a large, fin-like part of the boat that protrudes from its base.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024

The x-ray spectrometer protrudes over the rover’s front and rotates by 90 degrees to study the material below it.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2023

A terrifying symbol of Mayon’s deadly fury is the belfry of a 16th-century Franciscan stone church which protrudes from the ground.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

Looking over at him, I notice his flushed cheeks and rabbity eyes, his droopy brown mustache and bristly eyebrows, the stomach that protrudes from the bottom of his vest like a barely hidden balloon.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

The kindergarten playground, weathered from decades of brutal winters, had turned hazardous; at times, sharp screws protruded from some of the equipment, and kids routinely got splinters from the wooden crossbeams.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2023

Even more impressive was the fact that Mount Washington, by some accounts, protruded into the stratosphere — the second layer of Earth’s atmosphere.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2023

A lone pink flip-flop protruded from under its silky material.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022

Pieces of the jacket protruded past a typical frame with stitched fabric spikes on his shoulders and the ends of darts poking out of the lapel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

Mother protruded her lower lip, sagged her shoulders and let her hands hang down to her knees.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Very large noses or protruding ears are not typical of deepfake images.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

In England, the exhaust hoses of portable air conditioners protruding from windows are an increasingly common sight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Their latest experiments focus on a new particle design that includes additional protruding "legs."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

An AFP photograph showed a red area with several brownish scabs protruding above his shirt collar on the right side of the neck of the 79-year-old president, the oldest ever elected.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

He ran his hand over his bald head and, despite the tattoos and the protruding hardware, his facade cracked, leaving him looking all pierced and pathetic.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx