- present participle of force.
forcing
Example Sentences
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Sinner's withdrawal means the pair have not both been present at the past three Grand Slams, with Alcaraz's wrist problem forcing him out of the French Open and Wimbledon.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mr. Blaževičius’s considerable achievement here is to have created a film that observes them in dual heightened contexts, of history and heartbreak, without forcing the connections between the two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
I’m bored of studios and indie financiers forcing filmmakers to stick to so-called bankable names.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
He also noted that older adults will be able to use their benefits at retailers where they actually shop, “as opposed to forcing people to go to work with vendors that they’ve never heard of.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Nope. And she’s forcing me to wear the dashiki that Grandma made me.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
