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.
• 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
• The vapor cloud explosion was so forceful that two lifeguards at the beach were blown off their chairs.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Mar. 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
• Your body expels a forceful burst of air through your nose and mouth, getting rid of foreign invaders.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
• Even some of the most forceful proponents of the reform appeared to be softening their stance.
  — Amir Tal, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
• Both women died from a forceful stab wound to the back and were mutilated after death.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2023
• The hose is large, durable, sturdy, and flexible enough to bend in a crawl space while still keeping the forceful suction going.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
• Madeleine was a forceful and righteous voice—and always helpful.
  — Rajiv J. Shah, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
• At first the rider throws a rope around the neck of the small animal, stopping it mid-run with a forceful yank, which often tops the animal over.
  — Susanne Ruststaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2022
• If there is one thing Davis has done in a forceful manner despite his injury is play defense.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
• The voice seizes our attention at once: forceful, clear and morally engaged.
  — Roxana Robinson, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
• The soundwave brought a forceful punch to the ears, and people could feel it in their chest as the rocket continued to burn upward pulling close in the eastern sky to the waning moon.
  — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2022
• As a result, the scene becomes a forceful reminder of how the show is fueled by its rare displays of tenderness.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2023
• Both young women are believed to have been riding their bikes along Phoenix canals when they were attacked, each dying from a forceful stab wound to the back.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2023
• View Photos An engine that can punt a car forward with the force of this V-8 requires brakes that are equally forceful when reining a car in.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 4 July 2023
• Patten's raw, forceful vocals drown us in her emotional turmoil, but that can often come at the cost of the clarity of the lyrics.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
• That move could essentially force the FTC's hand to settle with Microsoft or take more forceful action to stop the deal.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024