thrust in
Example Sentences
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And here in the melee in the ring, in his great moment, Rocky doesn’t boast or dance, turns away from the mics being thrust in his face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Blue Origin's chief executive Dave Limp said the failure was caused by a lack of "sufficient thrust" in an engine.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Part of being thrust in the public eye has also meant realizing that she’s become some people’s role model, especially because of the lack of queer representation in the urbano scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
In fact, fast-swimming marine mammals and waterfowls tend to forgo drag-based thrust in favor of lift-based thrust, another propulsion system.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2024
And behold! there lay his weapon, but the blade was smoking like a dry branch that has been thrust in a fire; and as he watched it, it writhed and withered and was consumed.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
