protrude
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A blackened mattress, a twisted bicycle, a crushed sofa and toys protrude between two stacked concrete slabs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
His face in careful concentration, the Major-General from Ukraine's Civil Protection Service clings tightly to a precious bundle, wrapped for protection in his coat - and out of which two small pink shoes protrude.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
In a canyon overlooking Paradise Cove, melted steel beams protrude from a concrete foundation that survived Woolsey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
The CARs can recognize specific proteins, known as antigens, that protrude from cancer cells.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
My stomach and feet swell as my bones protrude everywhere else.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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
The keel is a large, fin-like part of the boat that protrudes from its base.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
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
A long, thick tube protruded from Vicha’s head.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
A thick seal of crimson wax had been broken, and part of a folded paper protruded invitingly.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Very large noses or protruding ears are not typical of deepfake images.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“Mind the points,” Flod cautions, as I maneuver around an oversize papier-mache mask covered in protruding footlong spikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Their latest experiments focus on a new particle design that includes additional protruding "legs."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
For the first time, they became noticeable straight-on, protruding outward and appearing to sit higher on her face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The front door hung askew, an arrow protruding from the frame.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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