forcefulness
noun
Examples of forceful in a Sentence
He has a very forceful personality.
She's a confident and forceful leader.
They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.
The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.
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Nancy Buirski's documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who fought Virginia's Jim Crow-era miscegenation laws, eschews narration, instead using archival footage and interviews with those involved to tell a quiet but forceful story that is both a cry for justice and a romance.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The famed finding was that the octopuses were repeatedly seen performing sudden, forceful arm movements directly at individual fish.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Hyperrational thought experiments, forceful debates on whether AI could be shaped for the better, an unshakable belief in technological progress—these are classic Anthropic qualities.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
This experience gave us the first glimpse of how Bad Bunny would become an especially forceful voice in contemporary Puerto Rico.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The famed finding was that the octopuses were repeatedly seen performing sudden, forceful arm movements directly at individual fish.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Hyperrational thought experiments, forceful debates on whether AI could be shaped for the better, an unshakable belief in technological progress—these are classic Anthropic qualities.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
This experience gave us the first glimpse of how Bad Bunny would become an especially forceful voice in contemporary Puerto Rico.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Forceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forceful. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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