thrust out
Example Sentences
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My right hip tends to thrust out and my right shoulder hikes closer to my ear, which explains why my right hip resists pigeon pose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
On the coastal road at Playa Canizo, a man in a straw hat and sodden fatigues, clasping an equally wet suitcase, thrust out his left arm, hoping for a ride to safety.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
“If I don’t feel like I’m being thrust out of a cannon, I just won’t get out of bed.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
On the top and bottom of the cylinder, the metal had been pushed up in a concave shape, thrust out from pressure on the inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Four dark hands reached out and pushed the silks open, and two small furry heads thrust out.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
