be forced to

Example Sentences

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Some dedicated cake shedders say if this happens they could be forced to close down.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Instead, we are living in a world where central banks are going to increasingly be forced to handle major, low probability events, often which are not economic or that emerge from abroad.”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The expenses that Pentagon officials cited in congressional testimony and that then were parroted in media coverage are much lower than the costs the U.S. public will be forced to pay.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

That meant - regardless of their relationship with the child - the other parent could be forced to disappear from their life, unless the parent with custody grants them access.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Achillas hoped that Caesar, with only a handful of troops to hold the city, would be forced to retreat.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby