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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But the judge, Clifton Newman, responded with a forceful rebuke of Murdaugh and alluded to the defendant’s addiction to prescription painkillers.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 13 May 2026
This gin had a forceful, hot alcohol note that many tasters had difficulty with.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
The helmets, made with unfixed chalk, were visually forceful but materially fragile, holding protection and vulnerability in the same frame.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
Yet Obama was an early and forceful critic of that tendency.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 13 May 2026
This gin had a forceful, hot alcohol note that many tasters had difficulty with.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
The helmets, made with unfixed chalk, were visually forceful but materially fragile, holding protection and vulnerability in the same frame.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
Yet Obama was an early and forceful critic of that tendency.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
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“Forceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forceful. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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