How to Use forceful in a Sentence

forceful

adjective

• They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.
• She's a confident and forceful leader.
• The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.
• He has a very forceful personality.
• Like Brosso, she had been killed by a forceful stab wound in her back.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
• But Take Note The stitching on the loops may come undone with forceful pulling.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
• May 30 was perhaps the most forceful response to protests seen by CNN crews on the ground up to that point in the week.
  — Omar Jimenez, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
• One of the men hauling me up cussed me out in very forceful language.
  — Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
• With the heel of your free hand, give five quick, forceful blows to the baby’s back between the shoulder blades.
  — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
• In the lessons, K feels they are being taught to lead in a more gentle way, rather than a more forceful one.
  — Eva Recinos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
• That’s a lot of anguish — enough to warrant a more forceful response from the Times.
  — Washington Post, 8 July 2021
• Salespeople get a bad rap in the world for being pushy and forceful.
  — Gaurav Kumar, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
• The Black woman is looking out at us—a kind of forceful looking.
  — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
• An exchange of strikes Wednesday marked Israel’s most forceful attack on Lebanon since the start of the war in Gaza.
  — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• The most forceful pushes upward came from Big Tech stocks.
  — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
• But in the summer of 2021, Mack somehow became forceful.
  — Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
• Most of the time, the wall stands up to the pounding waves, but a hurricane might be forceful enough to allow some water to get through.
  — New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
• The cooler and less humid air should make a more forceful push into the area by Sunday, with highs only around 80 to the low 80s.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
• Since the Texans don’t have a forceful pass rush, Myles Gaskin should be on the field for substantially more snaps.
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
• There are just some who don't have quite the same forceful character as others.
  — CBS News, 13 July 2022
• The vapor cloud explosion was so forceful that two lifeguards at the beach were blown off their chairs.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
• As Sharp rushed down to the shore, she was overcome by the sudden sound of dolphins breathing—a forceful whoosh in and out that seemed to come from all sides.
  — Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
• The most forceful voice in the group belonged to a Canadian who posted under the name Based Beff Jezos.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• Quinn sought high-caliber people across the roster and forceful players on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
  — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
• The colonists sued, and the court ruled for the crown—but not before the colonists’ lawyer made a forceful case for protecting essential rights and freedoms.
  — Mark G. Spencer, WSJ, 23 June 2021
• The motor cortex of the brain sends rapid signals to your muscles to prepare them for quick and forceful movements.
  — Arash Javanbakht, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
• In more recent days, Biden’s tone has become more forceful.
  — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
• To help close the gap, White House officials have said that states also need to take more forceful action.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
• Hearts and minds creak open and snap shut over time, typically with forceful nudges.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2024
• Shyne makes a forceful argument through just letting the audience be absorbed with a way of life.
  — Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 18 Feb 2025