forcibly

Example Sentences

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He said he fears other countries would attempt to forcibly repatriate him to El Salvador, where he believes he is at risk of persecution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

See what remains today: In Valentine, Ariz., the Truxton Canyon Training School, where Indigenous children were forcibly sent for assimilation beginning in 1903, still stands near the highway, marked by a small, impermanent memorial.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

US forces have now forcibly halted four ships they said sought to violate the blockade, in place since April 13.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

As many as 1,000 people may have been forcibly returned from China to North Korea since then, according to rights groups.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Several of the more heroic forcibly checked their flight, hid behind trees, and hurled their spears at the tiger, but they were so unnerved by his furious assault that they missed their aim.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks