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
• The result would be the worst of both worlds: No inspections and no coercive sanctions to get them back.
  — Michael J. Mazarr, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2017
• 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
• The court also weighed in on whether their invitation for the audience to join them in prayer was a coercive act.
  — Bill Mears, Fox News, 14 July 2017
• 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
• Exiles like al-Hail dismiss any sign of public support of the government as the coercive fear of the secret police.
  — Jon Gambrell, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2017
• 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
• Beijing’s actions are part of a coercive pattern of tactics designed to enforce its claims to sovereignty over most of the South and East China Seas.
  — Jim Talent and, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2017
• 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
• Accusing the deal of being coercive and harmful to shareholders, the three investors filed a restraining order to stop the round.
  — Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
• For example, the drills highlight China’s preparations for blockading Taiwan, either as a stand-alone coercive measure or as a precursor to a full-scale invasion, experts say.
  — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Dec 2024