imposed upon
Example Sentences
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It's imposed upon us and that's why it was so hard, for me at least, to come to terms with.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Havel calls for people to remove the signs and endorse a different world order than the one imposed upon them.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2026
This is not a law imposed upon the U.S. by someone else.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026
For the most part, the comedy, which does come out of the characters, works better than the tragedy, which feels imposed upon them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
He had been tricked by it himself, but he had extricated himself without asking or receiving help from any man; let anyone else who might be so imposed upon do the same.—
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
