thrust

Example Sentences

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After moving away from acting — a career that had been thrust upon her by her mother at just 6 years old — McCurdy began to furiously devote herself to writing in the mid-2010s.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of the reason for Truman’s detachment was the immense scope of the job thrust upon him.

From The Wall Street Journal

I am going to go with Spurs, because new signing Conor Gallagher has plenty of energy and will add some thrust and drive to their midfield.

From BBC

"The structure concerned is not decorative, it's an essential part of the mechanism that attaches the engine to the wing, and carries loads such as thrust and drag," he explained.

From BBC

“On the other side of the door!” she said, thrusting a hand toward the screen, to the scene there that still played, too real to be anything but.

From Literature