thrust
verb (used with object)
to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force.
had thrust
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past perfectof thrust.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A day earlier North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the spread of COVID-19 had thrust his country into “great turmoil” and called for an all-out battle to overcome the outbreak.
From Reuters ● May 14, 2022
From an early age, the Darts had thrust their son into challenging, high-pressure situations and forced him to figure them out for himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
He gave himself poor marks as an amateur barber, but said he found that “a lot easier than teaching online” — another enterprise the pandemic had thrust upon him.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2020
Tyler also clashed with Congress over taxes, for the combined effects of the depression and the tariff reductions of 1833 had thrust the government into a revenue crisis.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
But a moment later he was up again and had thrust his head over the back of the board.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
