foisted
Example Sentences
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For decades, outsiders have foisted their foreign music upon us at the Super Bowl between commercials for Doritos and Budweiser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
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
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
The raid brought international attention to the newspaper and the small town of 1,900 — foisted to the center of a debate over press freedoms.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
It is a term that should never have been foisted on me.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
