How to Use forceful in a Sentence

forceful

adjective
  • They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.
  • She's a confident and forceful leader.
  • The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.
  • He has a very forceful personality.
  • The flower’s strong, curving stem makes the work not so much forceful as definitive.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • This may lead to artists and anyone who rejects blockchain projects to grow more forceful in their denunciation.
    Reece Rogers, Wired, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Start intentional, forceful on defense, to get all elements of the game going.
    Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 19 Feb. 2022
  • But some Ukrainian commanders have offered a more forceful reaction.
    Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Condemnations from the Bay Area’s members of Congress were swift and forceful.
    Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Minjarez has been the most forceful critic of state Republican leaders in handling the pandemic.
    Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Her argument triggered a forceful response from the DA’s office, which argued the two cases were starkly different.
    Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2022
  • These limited deployments are supposed to deter a Russian attack by committing all allies to a forceful response.
    Rafael Loss, CNN, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Like Brosso, she had been killed by a forceful stab wound in her back.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But Take Note The stitching on the loops may come undone with forceful pulling.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
  • With the heel of your free hand, give five quick, forceful blows to the baby’s back between the shoulder blades.
    Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • In the lessons, K feels they are being taught to lead in a more gentle way, rather than a more forceful one.
    Eva Recinos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Salespeople get a bad rap in the world for being pushy and forceful.
    Gaurav Kumar, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The Black woman is looking out at us—a kind of forceful looking.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • An exchange of strikes Wednesday marked Israel’s most forceful attack on Lebanon since the start of the war in Gaza.
    Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • But in the summer of 2021, Mack somehow became forceful.
    Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The cooler and less humid air should make a more forceful push into the area by Sunday, with highs only around 80 to the low 80s.
    Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • There are just some who don't have quite the same forceful character as others.
    CBS News, 13 July 2022
  • The vapor cloud explosion was so forceful that two lifeguards at the beach were blown off their chairs.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • As Sharp rushed down to the shore, she was overcome by the sudden sound of dolphins breathing—a forceful whoosh in and out that seemed to come from all sides.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
  • The most forceful voice in the group belonged to a Canadian who posted under the name Based Beff Jezos.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The motor cortex of the brain sends rapid signals to your muscles to prepare them for quick and forceful movements.
    Arash Javanbakht, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In more recent days, Biden’s tone has become more forceful.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
  • To help close the gap, White House officials have said that states also need to take more forceful action.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Hearts and minds creak open and snap shut over time, typically with forceful nudges.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Since the 1950s, this traditional San Jacinto ensemble has taken one of cumbia’s earliest sounds, of airy flutes and forceful percussion, all over the world.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024

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