unforced
adjective
un·forced
ˌən-ˈfȯrst 
: not forced: such as
a
: done or produced naturally or with minimal effort
a genuine, unforced smile
His writing has a natural, unforced style.
b
: caused by one's own poor play, performance, etc.
an unforced error in tennis
Examples of unforced in a Sentence
the participation of the people on the project must be unforced, or it really isn't a volunteer effort
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For their unforced error, the Danes were slapped with a painful 12-point penalty, although driver Nicolai Sehested was keen to investigate alternative causes.
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Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
There was little to separate the two players during the first set, with both players hitting more winners than unforced errors.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Alcaraz did not face a break point in the first set as Dimitrov scraped together a handful of winners against more than a dozen unforced errors.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Which is to say there’s no Latifi, Mazepin or Schumacher on the grid to cause repeated, errant crashes (unforced errors) and red flags.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
There was little to separate the two players during the first set, with both players hitting more winners than unforced errors.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Alcaraz did not face a break point in the first set as Dimitrov scraped together a handful of winners against more than a dozen unforced errors.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Which is to say there’s no Latifi, Mazepin or Schumacher on the grid to cause repeated, errant crashes (unforced errors) and red flags.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unforced
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“Unforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unforced. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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