thrust on/upon

phrasal verb

thrust on/upon; thrusting on/upon; thrusts on/upon

: to force (someone) to have or accept (something)

Fame was thrust upon her.

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You’ve Just Been Named Envoy to Hollywood Logo text Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them when Donald Trump posts about it on Truth Social. —

Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025 Staying present with the sensations of any of the innumerable burdens that are thrust upon us can yield an experience of transcendence — or, at the very least, an acceptance of what inexorably exists. —

Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 Was wickedness thrust upon Jon M. Chu’s movie adaptation of Wicked by the critics? —

Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024 Capitalism and industrial activity are historically joined at the hip and emissions are commonly considered externalities – costs thrust on the global public by the bustling West. —

Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thrust on/upon

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