coerce

Example Sentences

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He also believed they had tried to coerce him, and decided they should have to answer for it publicly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

It’s the exact opposite of what you truly want, but your husband has allowed his brother and sister-in-law to coerce and/or guilt-trip your husband into an unwelcome financial arrangement.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Whitehead concluded that the subpoena — compounded by Bondi’s news release — was aimed “not to investigate legal violations but to intimidate and coerce providers into abandoning lawful medical care.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

So, the justice explained, “a government official cannot coerce a private party to punish or suppress disfavored speech on her behalf.”

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

If he put his mind to it, he could coerce away the whole letter on some pretext of giving it to the police, having the typing analyzed, who knew what he might come up with?

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt