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.

Examples of force on/upon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The national security adviser should designate an executive committee of representatives from key U.S. departments and agencies to oversee a government-wide task force on the matter. —David Shedd, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024

Some designs have shock absorbers, which ease the force on your joints. —Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024

Drake compared it to a task force on missing and murdered Indigenous women created in 2020. —David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024

Police use force on at least 300,000 people annually, according to a review by Mapping Police Violence, a nonprofit research organization. —Li Zhou, Vox, 10 Sep. 2024