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.
  • As for his thoughts on the biopic, Reed was forceful and blunt.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The beats are crisp and forceful, and the synths float and shimmer.
    — Mark Richardson, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Like Brosso, she had been killed by a forceful stab wound in her back.
    — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The protests are also more forceful.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The bass is deep and forceful but more rounded than its rivals.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
  • One of the men hauling me up cussed me out in very forceful language.
    — Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But that $14 billion deal would be a forceful start.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Today’s order still could have been much more forceful.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
  • This is a great choice to clean and the bristles are hard and firm for more forceful scrubbing.
    — Tim Kohut, BGR, 9 June 2021
  • Salespeople get a bad rap in the world for being pushy and forceful.
    — Gaurav Kumar, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • And what did Bright get for his forceful and prescient warning?
    — Molly Jong-Fast, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Johnston was low-key yet forceful in seeking our support for the bill.
    — Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • There are just some who don't have quite the same forceful character as others.
    — CBS News, 13 July 2022
  • For many business owners, something has changed and in a forceful way.
    — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2020
  • Hearts and minds creak open and snap shut over time, typically with forceful nudges.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Hearts and minds creak open and snap shut over time, typically with forceful nudges.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
  • There is the violent wind—forceful enough to blow observers off their feet.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Her famously forceful ground strokes were painting the lines.
    — Rob Haskell, Vogue, 18 May 2026
  • The Black woman is looking out at us—a kind of forceful looking.
    — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Experts say the best response to an active shooter is a forceful one.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 May 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
  • This choice makes those images that do stand in for Sasha’s line of sight all the more startling and forceful.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The vapor cloud explosion was so forceful that two lifeguards at the beach were blown off their chairs.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Dustin, Raffy and I have talked about just being a little bit more forceful.
    — Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • That’s a lot of anguish — enough to warrant a more forceful response from the Times.
    — Washington Post, 8 July 2021

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