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.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
These schools boarding schools would strip Native children of their identity, language, traditional clothes and other parts of their culture and heritage to forcefully assimilate them into American society.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The symbolism of a Caucasian family welcoming a stranger — an immigrant who doesn’t look like them — to share their abode, forcefully counters how immigrants to our shores often are othered and ostracized.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
These schools boarding schools would strip Native children of their identity, language, traditional clothes and other parts of their culture and heritage to forcefully assimilate them into American society.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The symbolism of a Caucasian family welcoming a stranger — an immigrant who doesn’t look like them — to share their abode, forcefully counters how immigrants to our shores often are othered and ostracized.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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