forcefully
adverb
force·ful·ly
ˈfȯrs-fə-lē 
: in a forceful, powerful, or emphatic manner
speaking forcefully
pushing forcefully through the crowd
She forcefully denied the charges.
Congestive heart failure develops when the heart becomes too weak to pump forcefully enough.—
Paul G. Donohue
Paul G. DonohueOur child's disability forcefully reminds us of what really matters in life.—Barbara Gill
Barbara GillExamples of forcefully in a Sentence
shut the door a little too forcefully and broke the glass
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Media outlets like National Geographic and polar explorers questioned whether some of his claims were embellished (which O'Brady forcefully denied) and criticized the all-land route that included traveling on pre-existing tracks.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
For human rights advocates, Johnson’s reluctance to forcefully criticize Bukele at the time was a sign of his undue deference to the Salvadoran leader.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
None of them had intervened forcefully against the deportations.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Media outlets like National Geographic and polar explorers questioned whether some of his claims were embellished (which O'Brady forcefully denied) and criticized the all-land route that included traveling on pre-existing tracks.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
For human rights advocates, Johnson’s reluctance to forcefully criticize Bukele at the time was a sign of his undue deference to the Salvadoran leader.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
None of them had intervened forcefully against the deportations.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forcefully
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“Forcefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forcefully. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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