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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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 Yet came the day the trees broke, the corridor ended, and I was thrust upon the rocky expanse that was the Great Dark. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thrust on/upon

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