force on/upon

phrasal verb

forced on/upon; forcing on/upon; forces on/upon

: to cause (someone or something that is not wanted) to be accepted by (someone)

They resent having these decisions forced on them.

I don't like the way he keeps forcing himself on us.

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Yet, the former president didn’t completely rule out the use of military force on foreign territories. —

Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025 The Sharks hope Vlasic can become a stabilizing force on the back end. —

Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025 In an email, Goodsitt said one of Gov. Tony Evers' top initiatives this year was creating a task force on the health care workforce, which will provide recommendations for the upcoming 2025-27 state budget. —

Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024 Trager did not respond to questions from The Courier Journal about whether the mayor had watched videos of the pregnant woman receiving a citation or of Stewart's subordinate using force on the man at the downtown hotel. —

Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for force on/upon

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