Sentence examples for were thrust upon from inspiring English sources

Similar accolades were thrust upon Steve Young and even John Elway.

If some of these controversies were thrust upon BrewDog – who cannily took full advantage – others turned out to be rather more cynical.

"But once the burdens were thrust upon them," Ms. Chipaumire said of both women, "they accepted them with an elegance that seems — more than admirable — incredible".

But the truth is that before the labels "refugee", "asylum seeker" or "displaced" were thrust upon these people they identified as accountants, farmers, doctors, cleaners, musicians, artists, sons, daughters, grandmas, teachers.

Claus Moser, Lord Moser, the government statistician and former chairman of the Royal Opera House, who has died aged 92, could have become a professional musician, but he chose academia, and academic honours were thrust upon him.

Witness the ferocious backlash from employees when enormous restructuring changes were thrust upon them.

She's been thrust upon us".

Yet for May, her difficulties have been thrust upon her.

The first great agenda item has been thrust upon us.

Daily pressures are thrust upon all of us.

This question is thrust upon us by new indications that this war is growing more damaging.