Wondering how to use Thrusting in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as jab or jabbing.
Thrusting in a sentence
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Thrusting meaning
present participle and gerund of thrust
Using Thrusting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of thrust
- Useful related words include: jab, jabbing, poke, poking.
- In the example corpus, thrusting often appears in combinations such as: thrusting the, of thrusting, and thrusting.
Context around Thrusting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 14 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thrusting
- In this selection, "thrusting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heavy, community, kid, swords, towards and cassidy stand out and add context to how "thrusting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and heavy thrusting swords are and approval while thrusting his fist. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thrusting" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thrusting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She caught the kid thrusting. (5 words)
Categories like Flails, Ballistae, and Heavy Thrusting Swords are underused. (10 words)
His two-year term was not extended, thrusting him into the civilian world at age 55, an embittered man. (19 words)
Soon after, Torres allegedly got out of his seat, mouthing something, before thrusting “towards one of the flight attendants in a stabbing motion with a broken metal spoon, hitting the flight attendant on the neck area three times,” the department said. (41 words)
Usual starter Shane Cokes didn’t make the trip to Lubbock, thrusting Amari McNeill back into a bigger role, much similar to the one he had last season before reinforcements were brought in during the offseason. (36 words)
This continues to be a powerful time for you because this is the only time all year when the Sun is at the top of your chart thrusting you in a flattering spotlight. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Categories like Flails, Ballistae, and Heavy Thrusting Swords are underused.
It has left a jagged crack running through the community, thrusting the ground upward by 1 meter (3 feet) or more in places.
She caught the kid thrusting.
Some said it could help Trump, thrusting him into the national spotlight as he aims to be the dominant figure of his party.
Soon after, Torres allegedly got out of his seat, mouthing something, before thrusting “towards one of the flight attendants in a stabbing motion with a broken metal spoon, hitting the flight attendant on the neck area three times,” the department said.
Again the older Karros rose to his feet, letting out shouts of approval while thrusting his fist into the air.
A pervert sexually assaulted a female shop worker in Leeds city centre by thrusting his groin into her bottom as she stacked shelves.
Charge toward the foe and cleave with a great halberd, thrusting it into the ground to do Scorch Damage on hit.
The series includes “Under the Well of the Great Wave Off Kanagawa,” from 1831, with Mount Fuji rising behind soaring claw-like blue waves enveloping the boats thrusting through them.
This story has the makings of thrusting Cassidy into the heat as the reluctant hero, and I’m intrigued by how it will develop.
Usual starter Shane Cokes didn’t make the trip to Lubbock, thrusting Amari McNeill back into a bigger role, much similar to the one he had last season before reinforcements were brought in during the offseason.
As coronavirus surged across the South this summer, college students bunched together at house parties and CrossFitters holed up in their windowless gyms, squatting and thrusting and lifting weights.
As much of the nation emerges from the cultural hibernation caused by the coronavirus, with varying degrees of concern and glee, American sports are now thrusting themselves headlong into the recovery effort.
His two-year term was not extended, thrusting him into the civilian world at age 55, an embittered man.
Holocaust stories still resonate forcefully, thrusting us into the core of the human condition and begs us to consider: Who will repair a broken world?” she says.
Ten minutes later, he attacked Lee with a knife as a train arrived at the South Campus LRT platform, thrusting the blade five times into Lee’s chest.
The 2011 version of does a great job of thrusting viewers into the world of Hunters quickly, but not so suddenly that they are left confused.
The western part of Chihuahua is mountainous, with the jagged peaks of the Sierra Madre Occidental thrusting up to the sky like a giant’s backbone.
They reared their ugly heads in bed, thrusting into their woman until her abdomen bled blood and she became ugly.
This continues to be a powerful time for you because this is the only time all year when the Sun is at the top of your chart thrusting you in a flattering spotlight.
Common combinations with thrusting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- thrusting the 7×
- of thrusting 6×
- and thrusting 6×
- thrusting his 5×
- by thrusting 5×
- for thrusting 5×
- thrusting swords 3×
- thrusting through 3×
- thrusting and 3×
- thrusting spear 3×