forcibly

Example Sentences

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And in a surreal scene, Sheehy joined Capitol Police to help forcibly eject a protester who was disrupting an Armed Services Committee hearing.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

Doctors had to forcibly wrench him from his mother at birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

And, they’re seeking to ensure DHS honors the Fourth Amendment and that officers obtain a warrant before forcibly entering someone’s home.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Having helped push the American landscape forcibly into the future, he spent the rest of his life coaxing one corner of it back to its past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The era when the São José set sail, 1560 to 1850, more than 4.8 million people were forcibly taken to Brazil.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler