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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Agents opened a bedroom door forcefully, with a flashlight directed toward a woman holding a recording device, footage from inside the home shows.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
That argument then began to escalate, with officials saying the attacker intentionally and forcefully pushed her own body into the victim several times.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
In response, local and state Democratic leaders have forcefully pushed back and made strides in the courts, where judges have deemed the use of military force as unnecessary or unlawful.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
That argument then began to escalate, with officials saying the attacker intentionally and forcefully pushed her own body into the victim several times.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
In response, local and state Democratic leaders have forcefully pushed back and made strides in the courts, where judges have deemed the use of military force as unnecessary or unlawful.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 19 Nov. 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 24 Nov. 2025.
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