thrust
Example Sentences
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By measuring the generated thrust and operating the thrusters continuously for periods of up to 100 hours, the team was able to assess the fuel's performance and efficiency.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Riding a wave of hype and capital, quantum computing was thrust back into the spotlight last month as the U.S. government made a $2 billion bet on the technology.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Leonor had not seen herself owning a quinceañera business but was thrust into it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
"I think we can reward the wrong behaviour in politics ... individual people that want to thrust themselves forward at moment of instability" he said.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Then he nodded and loaded the marked boxes onto a trolley full of other boxes and thrust the printout into the boy’s hands.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Vocabulary lists containing thrust
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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