outthrust
Americanverb (used with or without object)
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of outthrust
Example Sentences
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On a recent afternoon, the actor Greg Tannahill sat perched atop a London rooftop, one leg extended, one arm outthrust.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023
His shaggy, outthrust head, his dark burning eyes made those who saw him think of Lincoln.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He had the familiar thatch of thick brown hair, the outthrust jaw, the meat-chopping gestures, the flat Boston accent.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Falwell himself marches into the secular world with his chin outthrust.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Catching sight of Pai striding toward him with jaw outthrust and stick lifted, Ranofer bent hastily to his work.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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