forcible

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Since 2014, Oakland has barred officers from pursuing suspects who are not armed with a gun or involved in a forcible or violent crime.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Judge John Kane in Pennsylvania condemned as insurrectionists those who “counsel and instigate others to acts of forcible oppugnation to the provisions of a statute.”

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2024

“In short,” Lazlo concluded, “the purpose of this delegation is to persuade the seraphim to be on their way. Politely, of course. Failing that: forcible eviction.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor