dragoon
Example Sentences
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An unassuming, enlightened type, he has been dragooned into choosing a bride only because his brawnier and better-loved brother, Prince Charming, is presumed dead after disappearing at war.
From New York Times
The court blocked this: “The threatened loss of over 10 percent of a State’s overall budget is economic dragooning that leaves the States with no real option but to acquiesce.”
From Washington Post
“Depending on each jurisdiction’s dependence on federal funding, such policies promulgated by DHS and the President could result in unconstitutional ‘economic dragooning,’ ” the court noted in a footnote.
From Washington Times
No more dragooning electors to the ballot box, holding their nose to vote for the least loathed of two portmanteau parties.
From The Guardian
"It used to be illegal for employers to dragoon their workers into participating in their political activities," the Los Angeles Times reported.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
