Sentence examples for thrust themselves from inspiring English sources

After stumbling in midseason, the Yankees have thrust themselves back into playoff contention.

Professional players have had years of conditioning to thrust themselves into any end zone opening.

Issues like these seem suddenly to have thrust themselves onto the corporate agenda.

The Expos have thrust themselves to the top of the N.L.

Hondo's nose evokes all the eager wet noses that have ever thrust themselves into your hand.

This year I've a feeling they'll thrust themselves into the top six in tip top form.

Chunks of Moenave strata have been compressed to the point of thrusting themselves over the same formation in the Taylor Creek Thrust Fault Zone, located on the east flank of the Kanarra anticline.

But after thrusting themselves into the spotlight last week, Mr. Ditzel and his chips no longer have a place to hide.

In the tranquil waters of the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, humpback whales surfaced around us, occasionally thrusting themselves almost entirely clear of the water before crashing down again.

Over the years many journalists, economists, sociologists, anthropologists and writers have tried to understand poverty by thrusting themselves into the lives and circumstances that they are writing about, either through a lengthy stay or multiple long visits.

Some of the Palestinians now thrusting themselves forward, notably Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), a former prime minister now elected as the new chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, have made no secret of their belief that by launching a violent intifada after the failure of Bill Clinton's Camp David summit four years ago, the Palestinians made a calamitous mistake.