thrusting
Example Sentences
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He took off on a designed running play from the 12-yard line, accelerated and bounced off several defenders before diving into the end zone, thrusting the ball over his head to score.
From Los Angeles Times
Its thrusting imperiousness isn’t confidence but an admission of defeat.
“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
Rep. Robert Garcia, of Long Beach, has helped lead the House Democrats’ push to secure release of the Epstein files, thrusting the second-term congressman into the national spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times
Autumn signs with one hand before thrusting the clothes into my chest.
From Literature
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