thrust

Example Sentences

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The 14-foot-tall engines from L3Harris Technologies each generate around 500,000 pounds of thrust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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 • Mar. 28, 2026

If all trials are successful, Orion will then provide the necessary thrust to leave Earth's orbit and head to the Moon.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

One hundred games into her high school career, Smith is living up to the hype thrust upon her when she was named MaxPreps’ national freshman of the Year in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The threat of being cut off, of being thrust out from the club of insiders, had always terrified Ellsberg.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin