rush upon
Example Sentences
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But what gave this pestilence particularly severe force was that whenever the diseased mixed with healthy people, like a fire through dry grass or oil it would rush upon the healthy.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
On his tour of Scotland, Samuel Johnson wrote of the dangers of brooding brought on by small islands: “The evils of dereliction rush upon the thoughts; man is made unwillingly acquainted with his own weakness.”
From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2017
These days, having brought this ungovernable storm of rush upon ourselves, we may be grateful for anything – not least a beautiful windable timepiece – that reinstates at least an illusion of control.
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2016
With just over two weeks remaining in the year and the holiday rush upon us, income taxes may be the last thing on your mind.
From Forbes • Dec. 16, 2014
Darkness, he knew, would soon envelop him, and there came with a rush upon his mind the memory of his early childhood, when night, with its silence, its blackness, had filled him with terror.
From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert
