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A blackened mattress, a twisted bicycle, a crushed sofa and toys protrude between two stacked concrete slabs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

His face in careful concentration, the Major-General from Ukraine's Civil Protection Service clings tightly to a precious bundle, wrapped for protection in his coat - and out of which two small pink shoes protrude.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

A tree appeared to protrude near the cockpit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024

Dendritic spines protrude from dendrites, a component of neurons, and receive synaptic signals that are critical in learning and memory.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024

He had a round face, with broad cheeks and a weak chin that made his thick lips seem to protrude even more.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

Because it protrudes at a slight angle, swells approaching from the south or southwest bounce off the jetty and mutate into triangular peaks—hence the spot’s name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Other animals on-site include a stable full of horses and Cowboy the tortoise, who is about the size of a lawnmower and whose head protrudes from what looks like a Venus flytrap made of bone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The keel is a large, fin-like part of the boat that protrudes from its base.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024

The x-ray spectrometer protrudes over the rover’s front and rotates by 90 degrees to study the material below it.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2023

I look for the break in the pattern, the nail that protrudes.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

His belly protruded just enough for his hands to rest comfortably upon it.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

Similarly, an expedition in 2019 to investigate a photograph of what might have been landing gear protruding from the water near Nikumaroro also failed to find anything.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

For the hunters, a massive grey orb with a ramp protruding from it is one clue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In England, the exhaust hoses of portable air conditioners protruding from windows are an increasingly common sight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Their latest experiments focus on a new particle design that includes additional protruding "legs."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

“What — live with you?” he said, accidentally cracking his head on a bit of rock protruding from the ceiling.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling