Self defence 1: the attacker steps forward with a downward thrust.

The longer the delay, the greater the downward thrust of monetary policy would have to be to stop inflation.

He signaled, a downward thrust of his spread hand, and reined into shadow.

One spear was now raised high overhead for a downward thrust, the other held low and close to his side.

He leaped toward Jacobs as the knife started its downward thrust.

He too raised his arm as if for a downward thrust.

A downward thrust would shove it through his heart and kill him in an instant.

He indicated the third person by a downward thrust of the thumb to the box on which they sat.

Several times, with downward thrust, it rams the red-gushing mouth.

The woman said the words in rhythm to the downward thrusts of her hands against Christine's breastbone.