forcible

Example Sentences

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The two men face charges of forcible obstruction of business, which they refute, the police official said.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that a forcible U.S. annexation of an ally’s territory would be the end of NATO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

The play violated an NFL rule prohibiting the use of any part of the helmet or facemask to initiate forcible contact to an opponent’s head or neck area.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

And they said ordering hundreds of thousands to move south could amount to forcible transfer under international law.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

In a forcible emphatic way, he was handsome and looked, as his secretary was never tired of repeating, every centimetre an Alpha-Plus.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley