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His arms are thrust backwards, and one can see his ribs protruding from his front.
Soon I would be thrust into the upper-class whirlwind of lies and false smiles.
A seemingly ruleless game, its thrust apparently is to score, win, run in one direction.
He yanked it aside, and thrust the snowball onto her white neck, above the ribboned collar of her flannel nightshirt.
Ariane 44L carries four large liquid strap-on boosters to augment the launcher's thrust at liftoff and during the initial ascent.
We see our past achievements as the end results of a clean forward thrust, and our present difficulties as signs of decline and decay.
She thrust open the fridge door and selected lunchmeat and fixings, closed it and grabbed the loaf of bread that was already getting stale.
We have also seen her with her hand cocked on her hips and her pelvis thrust forward and have both wondered if she's not really a midget.
The director added that the two-day jump-up is not the its central thrust as it is more concerned with the development of Carnival.
The hushed surprise of the adagio introduction gave way to the driving rhythmic thrust of the Allegro molto.
A weird supernatural calamity has thrust part of Japan up into the air like a tower.
Brian grinned cruelly and ran at him with his sword thrust out like a jouster.
They thrust them on me, admonishing me to be sure to boil them well before eating, as they were rock hard.
He took a couple steps forward and thrust out with his sword, hoping to intimidate them or scare them away.
You can hardly enter or leave the Royal Garden Plaza without tripping over someone's junk or having useless articles thrust into your face.
Rapidity of thrust generation is accordingly coupled to torsional agility in pitch.
I tried to put my money in my bag, but a young police officer thrust his Kalashnikov at me and rifled through my bag.
When a propeller produces thrust, aerodynamic and mechanical forces are present that cause the blade to vibrate.
It's powerful, with 35,000 lbs of thrust, and fuel efficient since it does not require fuel guzzling afterburners to run supersonic.
Because of its smaller thrust and lack of an afterburner, it has a lower removal rate than the F100 engines analyzed.
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Examples from Classical Literature
For the dozenth time he raised his ponderous spear and thrust the pointed end at the wall with all his strength.
We had no lathe to turn the shafting, and we finally rigged a contrivance in the cabin wall to thrust one end into.
A couteau de chasse was thrust in his leathern belt, and a magnificent mountain-dog walked leisurely at his side.
He indicated the third person by a downward thrust of the thumb to the box on which they sat.
Unbelievingly, Walt watched as the man thrust the knife into Gerry's throat.
Hagar drew it under her blanket, held it fumbling there, and thrust it forth again.
They found her afterwards by her own hearthstone, thrust through by a Frenchman's bill.
Scully, trembling, thrust forward one of his huge kid-gloves, and led her to the head of the country-dance.
Hanging on to the bulwarks, I smell the salts that are thrust under my nose.
Then he thrust his own right hand with its pistol back into the breast of his doublet.
When the flea is feeding, the epipharynx and mandibles are thrust into the skin of the victim, the labium serving as a guide.
She thrust the packet into a side pocket and started to the garage with the coat.
At dark the old man lit two lamps, which served dimly to gloze the shadows, and thrust logs of wood into the cast-iron stove.
She caught up the money and the note, thrust them into her guimpe, locked the case, and ran to the road.
He clutched it avariciously, looked at it as a miser looks at gold, and thrust it into his shirt bosom.
He was alertly watchful for any quick thrust that might find him off guard.
Quickly, as the mate approached, he fished out a dollar and thrust it at the counterman.
Bill cast a baleful glance at his rival and thrust 247 out his chin insolently.
A more vigorous empire might have thrust forward and reconquered Dacia, but the Roman Empire lacked any such vigour.
She had swung down on the other side of the horse, and her glance at him across the saddle seat was like a rapier thrust.
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