protrude
verb (used without object)
to project.
protruded
Example Sentences
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Shopping carts and car parts protruded from the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
The kindergarten playground, weathered from decades of brutal winters, had turned hazardous; at times, sharp screws protruded from some of the equipment, and kids routinely got splinters from the wooden crossbeams.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2023
A lone pink flip-flop protruded from under its silky material.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
As Albies remembered the events of the day before, two legs in white leggings, high socks and flip-flops protruded from beneath the sweatshirts and jerseys hanging in the locker next to him.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2022
Sefia ran her hands along the edges of the book, fingering the leaves that protruded from the pages, until she found the soft blade of the feather Archer had given her.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
