How to Use coercive in a Sentence

coercive

adjective

• At the time, though, Moller said the move felt coercive.
  — Elyssa Cherney, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2020
• And a lot of it has to do with being a coercive threat against the family.
  — CBS News, 30 Dec. 2020
• Right now the crown prince acts with the authority of the king and controls the coercive powers of state.
  — The Economist, 21 June 2018
• Mala won’t cede her knowledge of her husband or of life to the coercive tidiness of the trauma plot.
  — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2021
• Sites that fail to comply with the new law will face fines and other coercive measures.
  — James Vincent, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2018
• The challenges of avoiding the coercive power of money was sort of too much to handle.
  — Adam Green, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2018
• These requests weren’t coercive, the scholars told me, nor were they done in secret.
  — Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
• That’s because the subtext of those orders, such as those issued by the governors of Iowa and Texas, is coercive.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2020
• Beijing will try to punish any country that sails with the U.S., but that will underscore the coercive nature of its plans.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 June 2018
• Some Uber drivers filed a lawsuit saying the in-app ads were coercive, but a judge was dubious about their claims.
  — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 4 Nov. 2020
• But the documents confirm the coercive nature of the crackdown.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2019
• But the administration’s stance has not changed, and the coercive tactics have spread.
  — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 23 Nov. 2020
• The goal of coercive control is to strip a victim of autonomy.
  — Kellie Lynch, Chron, 23 May 2022
• Then, be aware of coercive and deceptive posts meant to warp your perspective.
  — Molly McKew, Cosmopolitan, 19 Mar. 2018
• In 2018, Boris Barrera, a member of the Chilean congress, launched an inquiry into the coercive adoptions.
  — Jake Lefferman, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2022
• The recitation is recommended and not, as of yet, coercive.
  — WSJ, 17 June 2022
• This technique—coercive charm, seduction through sleight of hand—is one of his hallmarks.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
• Defense attorneys have said there is no real choice and have denounced the process as coercive.
  — Patrick J. McDonnell, latimes.com, 10 July 2018
• The judge thought the whole arrangement seemed coercive; the student still had First Amendment protections.
  — Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2021
• China’s health tracking system is state-led and far more coercive.
  — Clay Chandler, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2020
• The monthly prompt might just alert you to someone eavesdropping on your system, such as a coercive partner.
  — Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
• And some have worried that officials will turn to more coercive measures.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• In turn, states and militias are using them as powerful coercive tools.
  — Andrew Metrick, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
• Back in November 2022, NSW passed a bill to make coercive control a standalone offence.
  — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 1 June 2023
• But the point of the Pro Act is putting coercive state power on the side of unions against individual workers and private employers.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020
• Paul Clement, the attorney for Mr. Kennedy, said the coach’s behavior couldn’t be seen as coercive, but if an employee crossed the line, he should be disciplined.
  — Jess Bravin, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
• Over the years, the courts have upheld Tapp's confession as valid and admissible — and not the product of coercive police conduct.
  — CBS News, 9 Nov. 2019
• Over the years, the courts have upheld Tapp's confession as valid and admissible — and not the product of coercive police conduct.
  — CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
• This strategy of coercive punishment reached its apogee in World War II.
  — Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2023
• There’s clearly a dark, abusive, coercive, problematic thing within their relationship, but there’s a love, as well.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024