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Example sentences for "flung himself"

  • He flung himself down in the same place again; he felt indisposed to walk.

  • Toward morning he flung himself into a chair; though he was wide awake he was less excited.

  • It was just noon when Rowland went in, and after roaming about awhile he flung himself in the sun on a mossy stone bench and pulled his hat over his eyes.

  • Kiuprile, disgusted, flung himself back on his divan; he did not count upon such opposition, he was not prepared for such strength of mind.

  • Wildly he flung himself forward, and dug his fingers into the moist ground, and began feebly creeping down the bank on his hands and knees.

  • But he flung himself in a chair, threw back his head, and drank in every note.

  • Edmonstone tried in vain to restrain him; but with a last extraordinary effort he flung himself clear, and half crawled, half rolled several yards.

  • Dressed as he was, he flung himself sobbing on his bed, swallowing his sobs in the slumbering night that hung over the castle.

  • Disheartened, he flung himself back on the cushions.

  • He flung himself into an easy-chair; it creaked under him.

  • It is I who have misled him," and he flung himself on his knees, and lifted his hands entreatingly towards the Doctor.

  • So he flung himself on his string bed to sleep till the sunset came, and the tyranny of heat be overpast.

  • Ready for church, he flung himself on his horse and raced back with the clamoring men to the lines.

  • He flung himself on a reed stool and covered his face with his hands for a second; but he was up facing her the next.

  • But Jimmie Dale was at the opening now--and, like a base runner plunging for the bag, he flung himself in a low dive through and into the open cellar beyond.

  • The three gunmen jumped into the room--from the roof Jimmie Dale got a glimpse of them below, as he flung himself clear of the opening.

  • He flung himself up, regained his feet--and ducked instantly behind a chimney.

  • At the sensational scenes, he flung himself on the ground .

  • And he flung himself upon me with the pious resolve of forcing me out of Bessy's boudoir into the ante-chamber.

  • Dashing home across the Square, he flung himself on the divan with every appearance of exhaustion.

  • He flung himself down at the desk, and snatched a pen.

  • Riding up the pike one sun-shot afternoon in the golden September, Tom saw Ardea entering the open door of the Morwenstow church-copy, drew rein, flung himself out of the saddle and followed her.

  • When it came, he flung himself backward, whipped Nan over his head and out of the line of sight as if she had been feather-light, and rolled swiftly after her.

  • I'm mighty glad," said the man; and when he held out his arms the boy flung himself on his knees beside the seat and buried his face in the cushions.

  • He threw off his clothes--flung himself on the bed--and did not wake till noon.

  • He flung himself at McCarty, checked him and, to his amazement, received a dig in the ribs.

  • The interference started for him, he flung himself at it blindly and was buried under the body of the red-haired half.

  • Stover, with a yell, flung himself back, landing all in a heap.

  • Suddenly he stopped, flung himself on the ground, buried his face in the cushions of a chair, and cried: "My boy.

  • He flung himself on his bed and slept heavily.

  • Braun lost his head, flung himself about, shouted and yelled, and almost fell ill.

  • He had hardly gone more than a few steps when he flung himself down on the ground and cried: "Olivier!

  • He flung himself on to the furs and the grass, his fingers threading themselves through the buckskin fringes that adorned old Beaver-Tail's leggings.

  • Marsillus retired to bed again, flung himself on his pillow, and slept till nine, which was a thing he never did before.

  • Thereupon, resting the pommel of his sword on the ground, he flung himself on the point and expired shouting, "Allah!

  • He flung himself on his preserver, and seized him by the throat.

  • Hector subsequently departed to his quarters, where he flung himself down on the bed, gritting his teeth, and tearing at the counterpane.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    acute pain; admit them; dead tree; depends upon; finely granular; first floor; flung back; flung himself; flung myself; good conscience; had finished; hath done; least twice; light thing; modern critics; one hundred thousand men; petition signed; public house; sword upon; then make; thought himself; three leaves; true knowledge; upon occasion