forceful
Example Sentences
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Justice Elena Kagan wrote a forceful memorandum outlining why using the shadow docket was a bad idea.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
On Monday, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry deployed unusually forceful language in condemning detention centers as “incompatible with human rights standards and the protection of human life.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
It then had a forceful run from 18 to 25 where the handle started.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
He’s being more forceful, and it’s like I’m not doing him a favor anymore, but just doing what I am supposed to do as a member of the basketball team.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
Vocabulary lists containing forceful
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