1
: compelled by force or necessity : involuntary
a forced landing
2
: done or produced with effort, exertion, or pressure
a forced laugh
Examples of forced in a Sentence
forced payment of membership dues
wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile
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His numbers from last season: 39 QB pressures, 31 tackles, eight TFLs, seven sacks and five forced fumbles.
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Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Both ByteDance and China have long been opposed to a forced sale, with the Chinese commerce ministry insisting that China must sign off on any sale that includes TikTok's algorithm, since that would be considered an export of Chinese technology.
—ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
As investors now need not engage in a forced sale of assets to make use of savings denominated in crypto for mortgage purposes, other large purchases (and the regulatory bodies therein) should take note as to how similar policies could be implemented in other areas.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
And not in a forced way, but in a sincere way, exposing vulnerabilities.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 12 June 2025
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Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Both ByteDance and China have long been opposed to a forced sale, with the Chinese commerce ministry insisting that China must sign off on any sale that includes TikTok's algorithm, since that would be considered an export of Chinese technology.
—ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
As investors now need not engage in a forced sale of assets to make use of savings denominated in crypto for mortgage purposes, other large purchases (and the regulatory bodies therein) should take note as to how similar policies could be implemented in other areas.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
And not in a forced way, but in a sincere way, exposing vulnerabilities.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for forced
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“Forced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forced. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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forced
adjective
ˈfō(ə)rst 
ˈfȯ(ə)rst
1
: caused or brought about by force or necessity : involuntary
made a forced landing
2
: done or produced with effort
a forced laugh
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