He was young and untried, thrust by tragedy into his role as Duke.

Worst of all, the captain felt himself thrust back as if by a giant hand, crushed into his command chair.

"But they should not have it thrust upon them by this Court's expansion of the due process clause," he said.

This addition also increased the engine's thrust by 6.5 percent at Mach 1.7 and 70,000 feet (21,300 m).

Germany's just thrust into that position, by sheer economic weight and political necessity.

Three people swarming the bar, as combat seemed to thrust them toward it by accident.

The other three troopers, two men, one woman, appeared as if thrust by rockets.

Right now, Louie was crying the truth as he thrust his gun toward the figure by the window sill.

Success will very much depend on enterprises coming forward with their ideas, not those thrust upon them by regulation.

They advanced helpless, thrust to their doom by the weight of those who pressed behind.