How to Use forced in a Sentence

forced

adjective
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  • Forced entry was made through a sliding glass door in the rear of the home.
    — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 23 June 2017
  • At first, John Gracey might come across as a bit forced or stagey as Dan.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Tied for third in the league in forced fumbles, recording five on the season.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Given Jake's rocky summer, a forced split wouldn't be out of the question.
    — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Gusty winds up to 40 mph forced parts of Interstate 70 to be closed down east of Denver.
    — Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The forced intermission couldn’t have come at a worse time.
    — Dylan Owens, The Know, 8 June 2017
  • Lee had a monstrous first half with three tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
    — Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Clowney has recorded 18 1/2 sacks and three forced fumbles over the past two seasons.
    — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 11 June 2019
  • Despite a somewhat forced sense of whimsy, the chemistry between the leads makes the movie work.
    — OregonLive.com, 21 June 2017
  • The forced implementation of this idea led to years of famine.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 7 June 2022
  • A 12th-minute goal by striker Sammy Ochoa came off his own forced turnover, and knotted the score at 1-1.
    — Michael McGough, sacbee.com, 17 June 2017
  • Those, too, forced evacuations, and are believed to be spot fires of the Glass Fire.
    — NBC News, 28 Sep. 2020
  • And there in forced perspective, in the half light, in the dimmed down bulbs of my makeup mirror sat this burned old bald man.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 24 June 2023
  • Josie was tired of her mom sneaking around, lying to her, and then trying to win her back with forced girl's nights at the movies.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 3 Aug. 2018
  • The Hardland of America slogan plastered across the top of the building still sounds forced to me.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 30 July 2019
  • Sunday was their third game in a row without a forced turnover, their longest such stretch since 2006.
    — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The notes of forced and artificial Eat, Freeze, Love charm added to the character just don’t work.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The Bucks were listless and defense-averse and forced things on offense from the beginning.
    — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Quieter passages were often quite lovely, but too much of the rest was too loud and too forced.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 3 June 2023
  • Yes, something about the whole setup is charade-y, a little forced, but that’s Kanye’s way.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Sherman knew about Ford, who had 13 sacks and an NFL-high seven forced fumbles last year.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Over his career, Logan has logged five sacks and three forced fumbles.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity.com, 14 June 2017
  • His six picks were tops in the AAC and, along with his three forced fumbles, earned him first-team all-conference honors.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Bosa tied for the team lead with seven tackles, including a sack and a forced fumble.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Dylan Ruiz leads the way with 51 total tackles, 16 sacks and three forced fumbles.
    — J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Nov. 2019
  • More than 340 companies have signed a pledge to keep their supply chains free of forced labor.
    — Ivan Penn, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The lone blemish was a forced throw that safety Brandon Joseph intercepted in the end zone in the final minute of the first half.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2021
  • That most have evolved beyond their college selves makes the reunion feel a little bit like forced joy at the outset.
    — Lindsey Bahr, idahostatesman, 15 June 2017
  • The dialogue is sometimes clunky and the fleshing out of characters feels a bit forced over the first couple of episodes.
    — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
  • Cotton buyers can demand proof of living wages for workers and verify that no forced or child labor is used in the production process.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024

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