thrust

Example Sentences

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Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped from her home on Feb. 1, thrusting Savannah Guthrie and her family into the national spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times

And then, still smiling, he thrust his right hand forward and said, ‘Heil Hitler!’ and the shock of it hit me so hard it felt almost as if he’d punched me with his fist.

From Literature

Quantum computing was thrust into the spotlight last year as investors started to see evidence that the technology was moving from speculation to reality.

From Barron's

I dug through my bag, produced two knit coffee cup sleeves, and thrust them into his hands.

From Literature

Calvin looked annoyed at the request, but Ella dug around in her bag and thrust a crumpled scrap of paper and the nub of a pencil into my hand.

From Literature