Sentence examples for measure thrust upon from inspiring English sources

They wanted to make clear that a statutory boost to the security services, enabling the trawl through records of private internet and mobile phone traffic, was a measure thrust upon them by terrible circumstance.

The notion of the Beat Generation was hardly thrust upon him, though.

And some have radicalism thrust upon them.

Some have greatness thrust upon them.

Fewer have had divinity thrust upon them.

Some have fame thrust upon them.

Her brilliance is never thrust upon you.

She's been thrust upon us".

I had hugging thrust upon me.

SOME men, it is said, have greatness thrust upon them.

Often we have stressful conversations thrust upon us.