be forced to

Example Sentences

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“They do not want to be forced to do more simply because the market has become overenthusiastic about hikes.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Following numerous exchanges on the topic over the past year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron came to realize that the companies couldn’t be forced to cooperate, the German official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Some dedicated cake shedders say if this happens they could be forced to close down.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Instead, we are living in a world where central banks are going to increasingly be forced to handle major, low probability events, often which are not economic or that emerge from abroad.”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Although the slave trade—particularly the taking of African people to the Americas, where they would be forced to work—was centuries old, the voyage of the São José signaled a new era in the practice.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler