Sentence examples for binding himself to from inspiring English sources

But he'll be binding himself to a world where many will look down on him; where the values of his upbringing are scarce in the workplace, with its dictatorial foremen and rough-and-ready society; where he'll have a sense, ever present, of being low on the social and work totem pole; and where he'll encounter many closed doors if he wants to leave welding for some other kind of work.

Governments in turn sought to lock themselves into Europe so as to prevent backsliding; it was like Ulysses binding himself to the mast in order to resist the siren songs of illiberal and anti-democratic demagogues in the future.

But as the early signing period got closer, Kromah decided that binding himself to a school without exploring other — and in some cases, better — options that could arise between now and the still-intact traditional National Signing Day in February was the greater risk he was not willing to gamble on.

In Harlan's words the Hazara prince 'transferred his principality to me in feudal service, binding himself and his tribe to pay tribute forever.' " The Hazaras were probably unaware they would be expected to muster beneath Old Glory.

By defining the election as a referendum on the Tories, Ken breaks with his past in binding himself closely to Labour, which as a party has been doing far better in opinion polls of Londoners than Ken himself has.

Abraham bound Isaac once so that Isaac would go on binding himself forever.

Humans, meanwhile, are binding themselves to inflexible rules.

Not long ago, I started an experiment in self-binding: intentionally creating an obstacle to behavior I was helpless to control, much the way Ulysses lashed himself to his ship's mast to avoid succumbing to the Sirens' song.

He sacrifices himself to himself.

He keeps himself to himself.

He cried himself to sleep.