thrust
Example Sentences
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Shiffrin’s candor thrust her to the center of ongoing discussions about mental health in sports.
“He’s pretty content with his life. He’s working at a club, working the door, and he suddenly is thrust into … celebrity.”
From Los Angeles Times
He had wiped the coat sleeve clean of griffin vomit and thrust the map deep into one of the pockets.
From Literature
She bends, thrusting the calendar planner in our faces.
From Literature
Neemias Queta, a career backup center was thrust into the starting lineup by necessity and has more than doubled his scoring and rebounding.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
