put upon
Example Sentences
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“She kind of has this expectation that’s put upon her already that ‘oh, she’s going to be like her sister,’” Gisele said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
“And so to put upon yourself that every waking minute is oriented around your kids is not a way to live.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
I want to emphasize the pressure that was put upon me as a new mom to take pain medication after I refused several times.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2026
And in the years since, so much emotion and reverence have been put upon the film that there’s almost too much to fit into the confines of a single reputation.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2025
I have always been one of the worst dancers that God has ever put upon this earth.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
