thrust
Example Sentences
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They run at a gallop, thrusting their thin legs ahead of their bodies, two powerful legs at a time.
From Literature
Heughan: We were both quite green when we were thrust into it and engaged wholeheartedly.
From Los Angeles Times
Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped from her home on Feb. 1, thrusting Savannah Guthrie and her family into the national spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times
And then, still smiling, he thrust his right hand forward and said, ‘Heil Hitler!’ and the shock of it hit me so hard it felt almost as if he’d punched me with his fist.
From Literature
Quantum computing was thrust into the spotlight last year as investors started to see evidence that the technology was moving from speculation to reality.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
