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

In fact, I think of myself as little as possible; it's the only way to bear life, to throw oneself out of the personal.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

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.

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