propulsive
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t look particularly good, but for a pulpy, propulsive action series, it may have potential.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Possibly the same fear of making value judgments that has inhibited Bonnie from imposing common-sense discipline in her classroom has robbed “For Want of a Horse” of a propulsive point of view.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
That’s the basic plot of Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, a propulsive thriller distributed by Netflix and available to stream since October.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Mr. Ireland’s “The Death of Trotsky” is an exciting and propulsive nonfiction account that reads like an Alan Furst novel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Peoples, why are they so compelsive, no, what is the word, propulsive, no, obsessive, yes obsessive!
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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