1
: compelled by force or necessity : involuntary
a forced landing
2
: done or produced with effort, exertion, or pressure
a forced laugh
Examples of forced in a Sentence
forced payment of membership dues
wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile
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Thankfully, Sedgwick and Bacon don’t just rely on their natural ease with one another, but infuse their characters with something real, even though the circumstances that bring them together feel somewhat forced.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 10 June 2025
This feels a bit forced and corny, and the director becomes even more outlandish depicting Maggi’s dreams as their relationship feels fully unsalvageable: a rooster disturbs him in real life, then visits him in giant, anthropomorphized form in his dream to injure him or worse.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
With 11 sacks and a career-high six forced fumbles, Chubb had a shot at the Pro Bowl in 2023 prior to tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, patella tendon and meniscus in Week 17.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
If an investigation finds that products are made with forced labor, the company is given time to address the problem before its products are banned from European markets.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 10 June 2025
This feels a bit forced and corny, and the director becomes even more outlandish depicting Maggi’s dreams as their relationship feels fully unsalvageable: a rooster disturbs him in real life, then visits him in giant, anthropomorphized form in his dream to injure him or worse.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
With 11 sacks and a career-high six forced fumbles, Chubb had a shot at the Pro Bowl in 2023 prior to tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, patella tendon and meniscus in Week 17.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
If an investigation finds that products are made with forced labor, the company is given time to address the problem before its products are banned from European markets.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for forced
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“Forced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forced. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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forced
adjective
ˈfō(ə)rst 
ˈfȯ(ə)rst
1
: caused or brought about by force or necessity : involuntary
made a forced landing
2
: done or produced with effort
a forced laugh
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