protrudes

Example Sentences

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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

His red beard protrudes from bright white makeup contoured with yellow and green pigment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Looking over at him, I notice his flushed cheeks and rabbity eyes, his droopy brown mustache and bristly eyebrows, the stomach that protrudes from the bottom of his vest like a barely hidden balloon.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline