Their claim was granted: they were transported to Malaga with all their riches, and on arriving there were overwhelmed with consternation at finding themselves captives.
With these they had made a forced march over the dangerous parts of the mountains, but now, finding themselves so near to Granada, fancied themselves in perfect security.
The Thebans, finding themselves outwitted, immediately closed up to repel all attacks made upon them.
Terrified with this result, he was afraid his enemies would attack him in the night, and that his own party, finding themselves beaten, would murder him.
Whereupon they fled terror-stricken into Milan; while the whole population of Lombardy, finding themselves deceived in their expectation that the French would be detained in the mountains, went over to their side.
Thus Alexander's servants, finding themselves overpowered, had not courage to attempt anything.
The Klanklangs, finding themselves at the beginning of the year between the Burma and Chittagong Columns, made haste to submit to the troops entering their country, and readily agreed to easy terms imposed.
After a very vigorous engagement, the French, finding themselves unable to cope with such an adversary, resolved to destroy their ships and galloons, that they might not fall into the hands of the victors.
Finding themselves in an uncomfortable quandary, one from which there was no escape, they decided to join the British.
Such being the position of their forces in the field, the Carthaginians, finding themselves hemmed in on every side, were compelled to have recourse to the help of the free states in alliance with them.
There was a moment in which they both seemed to awaken, finding themselves seated on a bench, in the Casino Square.
The poor old olives must be as amazed as I myself at finding themselvesin such company.
Finding themselves masters of the fort, our men gave three cheers; then the cry arose that they should go down and attack the town and pillage it.
They did not look very happy at finding themselves prisoners, but in other respects they had nothing to complain of, and they were allowed to take their traps with them.
The caliph and Nouronihar beheld each other with amazement at finding themselves in a place which, though roofed with a vaulted ceiling, was so spacious and lofty, that at first they took it for an immeasurable plain.
Then the Florentines, finding themselves surrounded by so many foes, began their defence by a rapid march on Pistoia, but the Ghibellines of the city refused to take part in a war openly directed against their cause.
Not only had every feudal privilege gradually disappeared from it, but the great nobles had ended by finding themselves in a position inferior to that of the commonalty.
The Mahrattas rapidly turned and rode off, and the French cavalry, finding themselves alone, retired in good order.
It was well that help was at hand, for the conspirators, desperate at finding themselves in a trap, gathering themselves together, rushed with the fury of wild beasts upon Tim and the sentry.
The enemy, finding themselves exposed to a fire which they were powerless to answer, quitted the causeway, and formed up in the rice fields fronting the English position.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "finding themselves" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
