thrust
Example Sentences
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The badger held two teacups, thrusting them upward.
From Literature
"A multi-warhead missile needs higher thrust power because of its heavier weight," she said.
From Barron's
Ridings had been thrust into the limelight with her Brit Award-nominated debut in 2017, celebrated for her rich, pure-toned vocals on ballads like Lost Without You and the summery pop masterpiece Castles.
From BBC
They seem to be lowering Christ’s corpse, which is thrust forward from the picture plane, onto the altar below the painting.
Paulsen presents eight previous noticeable U.S. inflation cycles during the last 40 years when rising oil prices played a role in what he calls “the inflationary thrust.”
From MarketWatch
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