foisted

Example Sentences

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This is a title they have foisted upon themselves.

From Slate • Sep. 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

Since “independence” was foisted on the Transkei, the tens of thousands of Xhosas living in Crossroads were to be stripped of their South African citizenship and deported to the tribal reserve.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane