PROTUBERANCE in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of PROTUBERANCE
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protuberance
 n.  something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
Classic Sentence:
1  Still rolling in his blood, at last he partially disclosed a strangely discoloured bunch or protuberance, the size of a bushel, low down on the flank.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 81. The Pequod Meets The Virgin.
2  Under his cheek he felt a hard object with strange protuberances.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
Example Sentence:
1  A ganglion cyst is a fluid-filled tumor that develops near a joint membrane or tendon sheath, and that bulges beneath the skin, forming a protuberance.
2  If the plant has been infected you will see dark protuberances along the stems.