How to Use forcible in a Sentence

forcible

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• He was found guilty in late May on two of three counts of forcible rape.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
• Greg Jimenez was found guilty of three counts of lewd acts on a child and nine counts of forcible lewd acts on a child.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
• Monken said there wasn’t forcible contact on the play, a requirement for the flag.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
• They could be called up or forcible disbanded by the colony!
  — James Fallows, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2018
• The third teen did not see the forcible kiss but confirmed details of the gathering.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• Masterson has been charged with three counts of forcible rape and was not asked to return for the reboot.
  — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
• Jerry Brown signed the bill, making forcible rape a three-year prison offense.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, 23 June 2019
• This does not mean forcible regime change, subversion, or war.
  — Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2024
• The misdemeanor, for forcible touching, carries a penalty of up to a year in jail.
  — New York Times, 3 Dec. 2021
• Pratt, who was arrested June 19 in Berkeley, is charged with two counts of forcible rape.
  — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
• The analysts say a forcible takeover of Taiwan could be a bad bet for Xi either way -- US help or not.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN, 2 Sep. 2020
• The jury acquitted Mesa of a being a principal to the forcible rape of the 13-year-old victim.
  — Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com, 18 Apr. 2018
• The forcible transfer of children can constitute a grave war crime.
  — ABC News, 3 Feb. 2023
• Two years ago, a former deputy was convicted of forcible rape, lewd acts on a child and other charges.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• He is expected to be charged with forcible touching and will enter a not guilty plea, Heller said.
  — CBS News, 13 June 2019
• Someone used forcible entry to get into the home while the resident was away.
  — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2019
• William Rodriguez, 33, faces two counts of forcible rape and was relieved of his police powers.
  — Fox News, 18 July 2019
• That could mean alerting users to forcible entries in homes, such as breaking windows.
  — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2019
• The actor was charged with one count of forcible touching, a misdemeanor offense, said Det.
  — Nardine Saad, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
• Their complaints range from forcible kissing to lewd comments.
  — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2021
• He was acquitted of charges related to three of the 10 victims in the case, including two charges of forcible rape.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2022
• Jane Doe #5 was associated to four charges in total (charges 8-11) two of which were counts of forcible rape.
  — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
• The other two charges in the indictment were both counts of forcible oral copulation.
  — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
• The comments were Verma’s most forcible remarks to date on the need to preserve access to telemedicine following the outbreak.
  — Casey Ross, STAT, 9 June 2020
• Wright was arrested last week in Rock Hill, S.C., and charged with first degree murder and first degree forcible rape.
  — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2024
• In the complaint filed by Sheriff Apple, Mr. Cuomo was charged with forcible touching.
  — New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021
• The jury could not reach a verdict on the two counts (forcible rape, rape of an unconscious person) connected to Jane Doe #4.
  — Robert Klemko, SI.com, 13 June 2019
• In many, if not most, states, the felony-murder rule does not apply to all killings committed in the course of a felony, but only those committed in the course of a forcible felony.
  — WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021
• The bill includes a provision banning the arrest of children less than 7 years old, except for forcible felonies.
  — Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Apr. 2021
• The forcible rape involved a woman who was homeless in his home town of Encinitas, a beach community north of San Diego.
  — Julie Watson, Star Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 25 Sep 2024