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How to use propelling in a sentence

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Their leathery wings beat against the blackness in steady flaps, propelling them forward.
As the gas burns, it moves rapidly rearward, propelling the aircraft forward.
Their logic dictates that the chances of bothersome winter postponements are reduced by propelling matches forwards.
Apparently, the running start he made before he jumped had had the undesired effect of propelling him a fraction too far to the side.
And as the bends move back, they push against the ground, propelling the snake forward.
In front there is my essential cellphone alongside my favourite drawing pen and, lastly, a good old-fashioned propelling pencil.
And you'll get the added boost of an extra body propelling the boat forward.
They swim under water by propelling themselves with their wings, and may dive as deep as 60 feet below the surface.
She kicked, propelling herself forward and down until her fingers brushed the muddy bottom.
Ross is the idea man, the strategist and the muscle propelling the political rise of the undecorated and unremarkable second-in-command.
A retractable azimuth thruster is capable of propelling the ship at 10 knots.
Leaning sideways, she observed the enormous sea-green paddle wheel churning up the river behind the ferry and propelling the Varuna forward.
I was wobbly and unsure of myself as I pushed down on the pedal, propelling the bike slowly forward.
These little crushed up bits of bacon have been saving men from eating tasteless salads and propelling baked potatoes into near meat status.
Suddenly I stopped propelling the ball forward and pierced the prism, ripping a huge jagged scar in it.
The fashion for propelling yourself around town on a hobby was introduced to this country by the London coach-builder Denis Johnson.
Muscat was once caught naughtily propelling a clump of mud in the direction of an opponent stepping up to take a penalty.
And in clinging so faithfully to the past, he has stirred uncomfortable complaints that he is propelling his country towards an old-fashioned constitutional crisis.
Adults and children alike braved rides at the funfair, which included a 75 foot high bungee capsule, propelling riders skywards on elasticated cables.
Legend has it that this ethereal being propelling the celestial world in its eternal rotation.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Rollo soon learned the proper motion, so that his efforts assisted considerably in propelling the boat.
Balista, an engine for propelling stones, worked by means of strongly-twisted cords.
If a balloon has a propelling apparatus it may move against the wind, or it may outspeed the wind.
He came back quite rapidly, propelling the boat with the paddle.
The screw was by this time propelling us slowly out of the Golden Horn.
The real force needed is not a propelling but a deflecting force.
Mado laughed as he started the generators of the propelling energy.
There did not seem to be a large amount of propelling power in her.
They had neither oar nor other means of propelling it to shore.
Halvard was propelling them vigorously but erratically forward.
During our conversation Ja had taken the paddle and was propelling the skiff with vigorous strokes toward a large island that lay some half-mile from the mainland.
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