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
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)
I was dying of ennui, and if one is bound to be consumed, it is as well to throw oneself into the flames as to be asphyxiated with charcoal.
From Camille by Dumas fils, Alexandre
How much easier, then, to throw oneself on the superior educational qualifications of the German military machine.
From Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
