protrude

A blackened mattress, a twisted bicycle, a crushed sofa and toys protrude between two stacked concrete slabs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Boxes labelled with western logos like New Balance and Clarks protrude from this shop's packed shelves.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Importantly, it was able to reveal the features where many synapses dwell: the spines that protrude along the vine-like processes, or dendrites, that grow out of the neuron cell body.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024

The woman’s skirt touches the floor, creating firm visual stability, but at the lower front edge, it just slightly lifts, and her feet protrude.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

The veins in her neck and forehead protrude so much they’re fighting to break through her skin.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

A tridimensional T. rex protrudes from Iñaki Godoy’s head while he holds a small plush toy of Monkey D. Luffy, the character who changed his life forever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

A keel is a large, fin-like part of the boat that protrudes from its base.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024

The x-ray spectrometer protrudes over the rover’s front and rotates by 90 degrees to study the material below it.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2023

A terrifying symbol of Mayon’s deadly fury is the belfry of a 16th-century Franciscan stone church which protrudes from the ground.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

I can count every rib in my rib cage, but my stomach protrudes outward, bloated like a ball between my chest and hips.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Shopping carts and car parts protruded from the water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024

While modern dolphins are armed with a snoutful of cone-shaped teeth perfectly calibrated to snap up fish, this creature possessed several large teeth that protruded out of the end of its snout.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

The kindergarten playground, weathered from decades of brutal winters, had turned hazardous; at times, sharp screws protruded from some of the equipment, and kids routinely got splinters from the wooden crossbeams.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2023

As Albies remembered the events of the day before, two legs in white leggings, high socks and flip-flops protruded from beneath the sweatshirts and jerseys hanging in the locker next to him.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2022

But while that, of course, proved useless, I did see a man appear on the second-level balcony, the one underneath which stone lions’ heads protruded.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

Very large noses or protruding ears are not typical of deepfake images.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Their latest experiments focus on a new particle design that includes additional protruding "legs."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

An AFP photograph showed a red area with several brownish scabs protruding above his shirt collar on the right side of the neck of the 79-year-old president, the oldest ever elected.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

As a result, it remains a ruin—a mostly standing skeleton with steel rebar protruding from mangled concrete walls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

The front door hung askew, an arrow protruding from the frame.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull