foisted
Example Sentences
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Where the house maintains its edge is in the two additional numbers foisted upon the roulette wheel, a single zero and a double zero, both painted green.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
“Nearly every great performance is a well-executed con, an elaborate scheme skillfully foisted on the audience,” Chang wrote in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
Every mistake made was magnified, every failure of the team foisted upon him, and the drum beat for coach Eli Drinkwitz to turn to highly touted recruit Sam Horn grew.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
For now I want to lead with my heart — which is broken by the cruel fate being foisted upon Washington State and Oregon State.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
It is a term that should never have been foisted on me.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
