coerced

Example Sentences

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What will change is that Americans will no longer be coerced into sacrificing their First Amendment rights.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee, China is known to have “conducted coerced repatriations of economic fugitives from the U.K. and kidnapping of dual nationals overseas.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It said that he was waiving his right to an attorney, and that he hadn’t been coerced.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Fernandez signed a guilty plea to life without the possibility of parole but later filed a resentencing petition, arguing that she was coerced into the plea and that her state-appointed defense attorney provided ineffective counsel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Once he was no longer being coerced, his instincts bubbled back to the surface.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand