Example Sentences

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In the distance, the bare skeletons of trees that were drowned a century ago protruded from the lake bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

But it was rolled out unevenly, and one end protruded past the goal post.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023

Even more impressive was the fact that Mount Washington, by some accounts, protruded into the stratosphere — the second layer of Earth’s atmosphere.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023

The man protruded the tip of a white tongue, licked the place where his lips should have been, and then passed on.

From "1984" by George Orwell