He was overborne, swept back against the ropes, separated by the referee, and swept back against the ropes again. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Captain Glass met the first man springing up the companionway from the cabin, with a kick full in the face, but was overborne and trampled on by the rush. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Indeed, she had only roused herself from her apathy at the threat of losing the Worm, when she had (in the words of Shurland) kicked up such a dust that he had overborne his wife and allowed the duenna to remain. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Following the trial, the people of New York City awarded Hamilton the 'freedom of the city' and gave him a gold box inscribed with "For let the laws be never so much overborne by some one individual's power, let the spirit of freedom be never so intimidated, still sooner or later they assert themselves." ❋ Unknown (2009)
And she ` s going to have one tough defense to argue that her will was overborne or she was tricked into this situation. ❋ Unknown (2009)
And, overborne by his naughtiness, I purpose to break his ill-sounding arrows and his bow in his very sight. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Even though the South Dakota law went down to defeat, it signals an important shift in pro-life rhetoric, moving from arguments that the fetus is a person and abortion is murder to arguments that no women willingly choose abortion unless they are tricked into it or their will is overborne, and that abortion hurts women. ❋ Unknown (2006)
I think Salamandyr suggests the pertinent question -- do such men as KSM have a right not to have their will overborne by means other than verbal persuasion? ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)
Then, being overborne by mirth, he said to me, ‘O my lord, wilt thou give me leave to say what is come to my mind, albeit I am not of the folk of this craft?’ ❋ Unknown (2006)
She's overborne and self-assured … DiMEO: Jon Bon Jovi says that, suddenly, a lot of bands were falling all over themselves trying to fake their way into the new trend, but not his. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Why does Dean Esmay wish to propagate the revisionist myth of a terrorized German populace whose will was overborne? ❋ Unknown (2006)
“Doubt not me, Catherine,” replied the Queen; “a while since I was overborne, but I have recalled the spirit of my earlier and more sprightly days, when I used to accompany my armed nobles, and wish to be myself a man, to know what life it was to be in the fields with sword and buckler, jack, and knapscap.” ❋ Unknown (2008)
Above all, those are most subject to envy, which carry the greatness of their fortunes, in an insolent and proud manner; being never well, but while they are showing how great they are, either by outward pomp, or by triumphing over all opposition or competition; whereas wise men will rather do sacrifice to envy, in suffering themselves sometimes of purpose to be crossed, and overborne in things that do not much concern them. ❋ Unknown (2007)
[69] Cyrus, seeing this, and fearing that if his handful of Persians forced their way into the camp they would be overborne by numbers, gave the order to fall back out of range. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Cranmer would have modified it, if he could; but, being overborne by the Romish party, had not the power. ❋ Unknown (2007)
It was (as I said) once well agreeing with reason, and there was an excellent consent and harmony between them, but that is now dissolved, they often jar, reason is overborne by passion: Fertur equis auriga, nec audit currus habenas, as so many wild horses run away with a chariot, and will not be curbed. ❋ Unknown (2007)
