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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He was sworn as U.S. Attorney for California’s Central District in early April, where he’s continued to bedevil state leaders by assisting with the Trump administration’s forceful immigration agenda and targeting state laws allowing transgender girls to compete in girls’ sports.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
And what made Kennedy’s accusations all the more forceful was that he must be considered to be speaking in the name of his boss, President Donald Trump.
—Martin Schram, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
Mamdani, a socialist Assembly member from Queens, has centered his mayoral run on affordability, leading a forceful campaign effort both on social media and through thousands of volunteers.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
This challenge has been met with Chinese blockades at disputed features and increasingly forceful measures, raising concerns that a miscalculation could trigger Manila's Mutual Defense Treaty with Washington and draw the United States into a conflict with China.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
And what made Kennedy’s accusations all the more forceful was that he must be considered to be speaking in the name of his boss, President Donald Trump.
—Martin Schram, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
Mamdani, a socialist Assembly member from Queens, has centered his mayoral run on affordability, leading a forceful campaign effort both on social media and through thousands of volunteers.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
This challenge has been met with Chinese blockades at disputed features and increasingly forceful measures, raising concerns that a miscalculation could trigger Manila's Mutual Defense Treaty with Washington and draw the United States into a conflict with China.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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“Forceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forceful. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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