foisted

Example Sentences

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For decades, outsiders have foisted their foreign music upon us at the Super Bowl between commercials for Doritos and Budweiser.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Every mistake made was magnified, every failure of the team foisted upon him, and the drum beat for coach Eli Drinkwitz to turn to highly touted recruit Sam Horn grew.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2023

The raid brought international attention to the newspaper and the small town of 1,900 — foisted to the center of a debate over press freedoms.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023

But communities like Hammond routinely face a different set of risks foisted on them by those same train companies, which have long acted with impunity.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023

Since “independence” was foisted on the Transkei, the tens of thousands of Xhosas living in Crossroads were to be stripped of their South African citizenship and deported to the tribal reserve.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane