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)

That demoniacal impulse to throw oneself from a height took possession of me.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick

The only thing that was to be done was to throw oneself down upon his face, draw his blankets around him, and ride it out, sleeping.

From Frontier service during the rebellion or, A history of Company K, First Infantry, California Volunteers by Pettis, George H.