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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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Dec. 2025
Just 6 inches of fast-moving water can forcefully sweep you off your feet.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Even just 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
Thousands of caregivers have been arrested since the early 1980s based on the medical belief that young children hospitalized with three symptoms — brain swelling, bleeding in the brain and bleeding at the back of the eyes — must have been forcefully and deliberately shaken.
—Dan Slepian, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Dec. 2025
Just 6 inches of fast-moving water can forcefully sweep you off your feet.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Even just 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
Thousands of caregivers have been arrested since the early 1980s based on the medical belief that young children hospitalized with three symptoms — brain swelling, bleeding in the brain and bleeding at the back of the eyes — must have been forcefully and deliberately shaken.
—Dan Slepian, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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 31 Dec. 2025.
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