outthrust
Americanverb (used with or without object)
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of outthrust
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at out-, thrust
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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
He had the familiar thatch of thick brown hair, the outthrust jaw, the meat-chopping gestures, the flat Boston accent.
From Time Magazine Archive
First came a speech with clenched fists, outthrust jaw, harsh voice, sweating brow.
From Time Magazine Archive
Americans who live inland were little aware as yet of the staggering magnitude of the outthrust of American production.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
His gaze turned across the Gulf to a tongue of land outthrusting from the long purple reach of Vancouver Island.
From Poor Man's Rock by Frank Tenney Johnson
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