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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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025 Brooks has a mother who was informed of his death by force on December 15 by Martuscello, as confirmed to Newsweek in an email. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 Yet his strong bond with Netanyahu may yet exert an unpredictable countervailing force on a second Trump Administration. —

David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024 The airline claims that together the carriers’ will be a much stronger force on the West Coast, especially when competing with the Big Three — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines. —

Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for force on/upon

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