throw oneself
Example Sentences
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“The faith to throw oneself over the highest bar,” Swinton said of Miller’s long-gesticulating endeavor.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022
I wanted to throw myself on a bed and cry about being so hungry and about everything else, but these were not beds onto which one could throw oneself.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
That demoniacal impulse to throw oneself from a height took possession of me.
From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick
It is hard to be gamed for against one's consent; but when one's country is at stake, one must throw oneself out of the question.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace
When one hears the Aasgaardsreija coming, one must throw oneself on the ground and pretend that one sleeps.
From Strife and Peace by Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham)
