thrust

Definition:
1. To push something or somebody suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction.
2. Push forcefully.
3. Press or force.
4. The force used in pushing.

Use 'thrust' in a sentence:

• 1. His mother thrust an envelope into his hand and then got in the car.
• 2. An aerial thrust up from the grass verge.
• 3. He smiled and waved at Mrs. Grady, then thrust his shovel deep into the snow.
• 4. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
• 5. He had his overcoat on, and his pistols thrust into his belt again.
• 6. She thrust it away again, but with less animosity.
• 7. She thrust the volume into the desk, turned the key, and burst out crying with shame and vexation.
• 8. She thrust past him angrily and left.
• 9. He was beginning to get angry and thrust her roughly towards the door.
• 10. "No more of those regrettable incidents with the police, Toad," said the Rat, as they thrust him into his bedroom.
• 11. He drew his sword and thrust it at the young man.
• 12. It was thrust before him by the Sheriff.
• 13. Both Princess and swineherd were thrust out of the city.
• 14. The Lapita's thrust into the Pacific was eastward, against the prevailing trade winds, Irwin notes.
• 15. This provides a forward movement, known as thrust.
• 16. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes.
• 17. There are adaptations that increase the amount of forward thrust as well as those that reduce drag.
• 18. The real thrust of the film is its examination of New York's Hasidic community.
• 19. He reached the garden gate and thrust his way through it.
• 20. Why has such sadness been thrust upon us?
• 21. He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off.
• 22. They can glide past eddies that would slow them down and then gain extra thrust by "pushing off" the eddies.
• 23. She thrust her way into the crowd.
• 24. They thrust him into the back of a jeep.
• 25. The thrust of his argument was that change was needed.
• 26. All our objections were thrust aside.
• 27. She crept up and thrust her head into the oven.
• 28. He let David go with a thrust of his wrist that sent the lad reeling.
• 29. The exhausted man and the trustful guy thrust a knife into the rusty crust.
• 30. It provides the thrust that makes the craft move forward.
• 31. It's a spear that you thrust and it's got a bronze point.
• 32. A grotesque peak thrusts itself towards the sky.
• 33. He killed her with a thrust of the knife.
• 34. He thrust at me with a knife.
• 35. Tony has now been thrust into the limelight, with a high-profile job.
• 36. Thrusting themselves into the spirit of the farce, they ham it up like mad.
• 37. The main thrust of the research will be the study of the early Universe and galaxy formation.
• 38. She grabs a stack of baby photos and thrusts them into my hands.
• 39. They thrust their way through the dense crowd.
• 40. She thrust her hands deep into her pockets.
• 41. He hunched his shoulders and thrust his hands deep into his pockets.
• 42. A substantial thrust of the effort of management is to explore a recapitalization of the company.
• 43. She had not wanted to be Queen, but the role was thrust upon her.
• 44. She was annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her.
• 45. A ray of sunlight thrust out through the clouds.
• 46. She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest.
• 47. He tends to thrust himself forward too much.
• 48. The conductor brought home the full thrust of the work's emotional resolution.