How to Use forcefully in a Sentence

forcefully

adverb
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  • Near the end of the first half, he was sacked and thrown to the ground forcefully.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2022
  • But the Black Forest cake speaks forcefully for the past.
    — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 17 June 2022
  • Four of the justices warned that the court should have acted more forcefully to block such laws.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Press back up so forcefully that your body leaves the ground, jumping slightly to the right.
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 9 June 2022
  • The focus now shifts to how forcefully the Fed should respond.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
  • At the heart of the process is Gwija, who subtly but forcefully becomes the center of the book.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
  • In short, each of the two sides tends to forcefully present only their side of the argument.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • McKinstry picks him up by the backs of his arms and appears to forcefully lift him up and drop him in his chair.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Crowley had forcefully pushed back on the claim by the mayor.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Very clearly, very forcefully and get our point of view across.
    — Janell Ross, Time, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Lambert ran onto the court and forcefully bumped Tucker out of the way.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 12 June 2021
  • Unions have pushed back forcefully against these steps.
    — Josiah Bates, Time, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Whiplash occurs when the head is forcefully jerked back and forth due to a sudden impact.
    — Thomas J. Henry Personal Injury Law, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Judge Jackson forcefully pushed back against the claims.
    — New York Times, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Will that just be a dark undertone of the night or will anyone speak up more forcefully?
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Purse your lips, exhale forcefully, and drop your ribs down.
    — Jenny McCoy, Health.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • China has pushed back forcefully on suggestions the virus emerged from the Wuhan lab.
    — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Jones was frustrated and sought to vent it by forcefully clearing the puck from the Blackhawks’ net.
    — Scott Powers, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • She’s spoken forcefully about the need for La Mesa to be a climate change leader.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • For example, the kick drum and vocals push through the mix a little too forcefully.
    — PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Ellis-Brown returned to the Shake Shack and forcefully tried to take his phone back from the driver who was in possession.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2023
  • Biden allies have pushed back forcefully on those claims.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Shoving his taser in her back, Martin took Jacqueline to the ground and forcefully handcuffed her.
    — Alexa Gervasi, The Week, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Gregor was the only striker who had forcefully resisted when the mob tried to take him from his home.
    — Kenneth C. Barnes, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The threat to public health from unlicensed and unproven stem cell claims will only get worse if the FDA fails to act forcefully.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • But that he's made no bones about wanting to speak up for himself fairly forcefully.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
  • There were probably other reasons, but these are the ones that have stuck with me most forcefully.
    — Will Stephenson, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
  • Take short, rapid breaths through your nose and forcefully contract your diaphragm and belly.
    — Mikayla Morell, Health, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The four actors register all the more forcefully for having the only speaking roles in the entire movie.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The olive branch offered by the hemp industry was forcefully rejected by the MSOs.
    — Robert Hoban, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

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