How to Use protrusion in a Sentence

protrusion

noun
  • The pain was caused by a protrusion of a disc in his lower back.
  • Those protrusions are topped by a ring of string-like filaments.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Arakawa says these protrusions might help the eggs attach to the surface where they're laid.
    — National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Instead of handles, there are cutouts for your hand—no protrusions.
    — Christine Pittel, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2014
  • Not just that, the cats had to still look like cats–with no weird protrusions or suspicious scars.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Look for the dome-like protrusion shooting out above the anvil of the thunderstorm.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2019
  • The scope’s camera can clearly see polyps, or an out-of-place protrusion of cells, which can then be snipped off.
    — Charlotte Hu, Vox, 4 June 2024
  • Then a protrusion — an arm, a leg, or perhaps a tentacle — pops out.
    — Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, 26 July 2019
  • This has been shown to produce bizarre protrusions, which grow with each successive pass through the cloud.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Pachycephalosaurus had a thick, bony skull with all kinds of jagged protrusions, the better to fight its rivals with.
    — Emma Stefansky, GQ, 21 June 2018
  • The closet was a two-sided protrusion with a bar to hang clothes on, covered by a brown curtain.
    — Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2013
  • These jagged edges made only the smallest protrusions on each side of the vertical slit.
    — Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The button now sits inside a protrusion that’s not exactly easy on the eyes.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022
  • To get plant cuttings, look for the node—a small protrusion that will turn into roots—between each leaf or set of leaves.
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The shape has six sides at the top and five sides at the bottom, and one of the sides had a triangular protrusion.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 30 July 2018
  • Smith displayed his wrist to Cuomo, which was broken at the time and still has a large protrusion.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 30 June 2020
  • Now, denticles, the toothlike protrusions that cover the skin of sharks, can be added to the list.
    — Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
  • The pattern of cracks and protrusions echo one another at every scale.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The voids of one piece match up with the protrusions of its twin, and that lets the two fit together as a single cylinder.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2017
  • In their trade, a last is a precise model of the foot that replicates its length and width, its protrusions and hollows.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Prolapse or protrusion of hemorrhoids don’t go back in.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • As both of our experts pointed out, any kind of strap on a sandal can irritate the protrusion.
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 1 July 2023
  • There are two pairs of barbels, or the fleshy, whisker-like protrusions found on some fish, on the new species’ face, according to the study.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The domed protrusions act like pixels, creating a ghost pattern of windows on the façade.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The antlers, a spectacular protrusion of bones that splayed into dozens of points, were the stuff of hunting lore.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2017
  • Skin must be soft enough to gain traction when reaching for a slight crevice or protrusion, yet durable enough to withstand constant wear and tear.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The depth gauge will ensure that the raker (the protrusion across from each cutting tooth) is not higher than the cutting tooth.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
  • Speckling the algae are berry-like protrusions filled with gas (mainly oxygen) that help the whole seaweed belt float.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The gnomon, or the shadow-casting protrusion, is 35 feet tall with a shadow twice that length.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The gnomon, or the shadow-casting protrusion, is 35 feet tall with a shadow twice that length.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2021

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