coercive

Example Sentences

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Russian women say the idea of "therapising" them into having children is coercive, cruel and unworkable, and will do little to reverse declining birth rates -- currently at their lowest in 200 years.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

And in an administration increasingly comfortable with coercive approaches to homelessness, that tool may not remain narrowly used for long.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

She argued his own admissions weren’t truthful because he was subjected to coercive interview tactics by the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Through this journey of self-exploration I have come to realize how coercive gender-identity ideology was for me, disguising harm as compassion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Communal sing-alongs had a faintly coercive quality—that way strangers had of catching each other’s eye as their voices rose—which she was determined to resist.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan