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

A tree appeared to protrude near the cockpit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024

Dendritic spines protrude from dendrites, a component of neurons, and receive synaptic signals that are critical in learning and memory.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024

It has yellow eyes, bronze horns and similarly coloured spikes that protrude from its long tail.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Because it protrudes at a slight angle, swells approaching from the south or southwest bounce off the jetty and mutate into triangular peaks—hence the spot’s name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

A medium altitude rainforest, it protrudes above Mozambique’s lowlands, makes it effectively a 'sky island'.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024

The female’s dorsal fin protrudes far from the body.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2023

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

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

In the distance, the bare skeletons of trees that were drowned a century ago protruded from the lake bed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 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

Even more impressive was the fact that Mount Washington, by some accounts, protruded into the stratosphere — the second layer of Earth’s atmosphere.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2023

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

For the hunters, a massive grey orb with a ramp protruding from it is one clue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The mysteries surrounding Sanxingdui have spawned even more outlandish questions: Do the enormous protruding eyes and enigmatic smiles featured on the figures suggest the ancient people were extraterrestrials?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

A huge flag is draped across the rutted pillars protruding from the ruins like concrete teeth.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

These hunted, protruding eyes, we know them too well.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque