forcefully
adverb
force·ful·ly
ˈfȯrs-fə-lē 
: in a forceful, powerful, or emphatic manner
speaking forcefully
pushing forcefully through the crowd
She forcefully denied the charges.
Congestive heart failure develops when the heart becomes too weak to pump forcefully enough.—
Paul G. Donohue
Paul G. DonohueOur child's disability forcefully reminds us of what really matters in life.—Barbara Gill
Barbara GillExamples of forcefully in a Sentence
shut the door a little too forcefully and broke the glass
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Becerra has forcefully denied wrongdoing, calling it a ‘gut punch’ that his advisors allegedly betrayed him.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Agents hit the door forcefully twice and breached the door.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Surveillance video obtained by affiliate FOX 4 Dallas showed Ramirez yanking the father out of the driver's side of his car and forcefully trying to get inside.
—Alexandra Koch , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
From there, one person held the blue heron still as the other carefully and forcefully pried the oyster's shells apart with a screwdriver.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Agents hit the door forcefully twice and breached the door.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Surveillance video obtained by affiliate FOX 4 Dallas showed Ramirez yanking the father out of the driver's side of his car and forcefully trying to get inside.
—Alexandra Koch , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
From there, one person held the blue heron still as the other carefully and forcefully pried the oyster's shells apart with a screwdriver.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for forcefully
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“Forcefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forcefully. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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