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verb

Definition of sandbagnext
as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure always manages to sandbag her sister into joining her in these foolish schemes

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Recent Examples of sandbag Ant-Man says the Wolves sandbagged the regular season. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 These are not ideal circumstances by any means, after being sandbagged by the Justice Department, but trial continues. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 In Nett’s case, announce and then roll back announcements of a new album that’s been prone to leaks and sandbagged by indecision. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026 Full of listless grotesqueries, courtesy of original Scream writer Kevin Williamson in his franchise directorial debut, Scream 7 was critically sandbagged, with many reviews citing a kind of creative exhaustion. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sandbag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbag
  1. force
  2. coerce
  3. compel
  4. obligate
  5. muscle
  6. oblige
Verb
  • Rather than forcing clarity, give the situation time to reveal itself.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In May, the TPLF forced out regional leader Tadesse Werede, who reported to Abiy, and replaced him with a new council led by TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael, who led the Tigrayans in the previous conflict.
    — SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of force
Verb
  • By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.
    — Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Williams also asked Saab whether anyone had threatened or coerced him into changing his plea.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of coerce
Verb
  • Travelers are compelled to show their documents to soldiers or regime officials manning the checkpoints.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But with no power to compel answers from the administration, they’ve been given little information about the deals.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of compel
Verb
  • Throughout his opinion, Carter repeatedly described the deferential standard of review judges are obligated to follow under the Federal Arbitration Act.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • City staff told commissioners that the development agreement obligates the developer to build a bridge.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of obligate
Verb
  • The actor has also been muscling his way into movies, appearing as part of the ensemble of the 2023 Fast & Furious movie Fast 10 and in 2024’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare from Lionsgate.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In 2003, Kim Cattrall bared her abs and muscled lower back in a glittering naked dress.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of muscle
Verb
  • Since Kalshi is a private company that is not obliged to publish its financials, PitchBook’s predictions are based in some cases on estimates rather than hard figures.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • No current member would be obliged to subscribe to these principles.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Sandbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbag. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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