coerce

Example Sentences

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It is manufactured scarcity designed to coerce consumers into a single brokerage’s ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s the exact opposite of what you truly want, but your husband has allowed his brother and sister-in-law to coerce and/or guilt-trip your husband into an unwelcome financial arrangement.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

So, the justice explained, “a government official cannot coerce a private party to punish or suppress disfavored speech on her behalf.”

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

It’s not a push to stop arresting those who coerce or force people into trafficking situations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

She grappled briefly with Bloomberg, trying to coerce him into a docile lap-cat’s repose.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger