thrust in
Example Sentences
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So locals say being thrust in the spotlight now is a bit bizarre.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
In fact, fast-swimming marine mammals and waterfowls tend to forgo drag-based thrust in favor of lift-based thrust, another propulsion system.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024
His celebration was memorialized with a statue, with his leg in the air and fist thrust in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023
“Children are thrust in between a conflict that has nothing to do with them.”
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023
They had barriers thrust in front of them and doors slammed in their faces, yet they still triumphed both on and off the court.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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