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Small clusters of stalk-like asparagus spears protrude from the top of long ridges of slightly raised earth.
Neither can the shirtsleeve protrude just the right length beyond the coat sleeve or be wide enough for the kinds of cufflinks you favour.
The rectus femoris runs straight down the front of your thigh and, ideally, should protrude farther than any of your other quad muscles.
A forty-metre-high mountain has sprung up and enveloped the building, the corners of which occasionally protrude from the artificial rock face.
The grills for these protrude from the case and prevent the Topspeed unit from sitting flush with the case.
The latter device has a flat wheel with a set of perpendicular fins which protrude into the soil.
Nail up a set of reference strings on the rafters that protrude the most into the attic.
Long stems of summer flowering hardy jasmine that protrude from their support can be cut back to tidy them up.
Particularly avoid those hyper-trendy slimline light switches that barely protrude from the fascia.
The parapophyses are broad, elongate, wing-like projections that protrude ventrolaterally from the anteromedial margin of each centrum.
The taste buds of the lake sturgeon protrude from the toothless mouth and are used to help in the selection of food.
Steamers are soft-shelled clams that also have long siphons that protrude from their thin brittle shells.
These were originally brass and were chromed, fitted with extra rubber seals and now protrude through specially drilled holes in the top plate.
Insert pull-snapper so that the ends protrude equally from the ends of the tube.
Skulls, clothing and limbs still protrude from the mound of sand, more than six months after the event.
Ice worms propel themselves using setae, extremely small bristles that protrude from the sides of their bodies.
The ruling effectively means any council operating a tramway where rails protrude one-fifth of an inch above road level pose a danger to drivers.
Although their tongues are large, they do not protrude them beyond the threshold of the jaws.
The antenna will protrude one metre from the barn roof and be one inch thick.
The latter arise from the paranasal sinuses and protrude into the nasopharynx through the sinus ostia.
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Examples from Classical Literature
The ribs had been cut across, and some portion of the heart or lung seemed to protrude.
Their heads, which protrude from above the nooses, loll lifelessly, their curved beaks ajar.
One or more contractile vacuoles may protrude from the ectoplasm.
Anak's tongue began to protrude from his mouth and his eyes swelled.
His nose is not flat, and his heels do not protrude unnecessarily.
They are allowed to protrude from its mouth until they decay and drop off.
Do the pseudopodia protrude only from certain parts of the body?
For the stone facade, 16 LED 30 deg fixtures were semi-recessed to protrude above the typical snow line that exists during the winter.
In spite of her exceptional stoutness, which caused her to protrude her chest and stomach and throw back her head, this woman trod very lightly.
If the Pentamerus oblongus were still there, the tip, or umbo, of the fossilized shell would protrude from the rock.
For a neater and safer finish, use a countersinking drill bit for your holes so the screws don't protrude above the surface of the board.
His straggling locks, usually long, protrude from an aperture in his hat.
Inspector Aylesbury's eyes seemed to protrude extraordinarily.
He could protrude a feline set of claws from his velvet glove.
Half hidden by the intervening trees he still could see the huge head and the massive jaws from which protrude the limp legs of the dead man.
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