thrusting

Example Sentences

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What has happened to the thrusting, confident Scotland of before?

From BBC

Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, with the resulting shuffling of the lineup thrusting Smith into the starting lineup the first month.

From Seattle Times

Lift-based thrust works like a propeller, where the thrusting motion is perpendicular to the water surface, eliminating drag and allowing for more efficient momentum capable of greater speed.

From Science Daily

Baldinger shouted as Tuipulotu three times crossed his “T” — thrusting forward his right forearm and intersecting it with his left fist — for emphasis.

From Los Angeles Times

It entails wrapping both arms around a choking victim from behind, making a fist just over the victim’s navel and thrusting upward sharply five times to eject an object that is obstructing the windpipe.

From New York Times