strong-arm

Example Sentences

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Reid isn’t worried, arguing that the new chair won’t be able to strong-arm the whole committee into rate cuts.

From Barron's

"It is a certain restriction of our freedoms," Ivanov said of the plans to strong-arm users into switching.

From Barron's

He has applied the same strong-arm tactics to boardrooms and corporations, national media outlets, law firms and, most recently, comedians.

From Salon

The fatigue grows more each time the Chiefs — who are playing in their fifth Super Bowl in the last six years — strong-arm AFC rivals Baltimore or Buffalo away from long-awaited breakthroughs.

From Los Angeles Times

Having fought epidemics around the world, Farrar cited examples of when strong-arm surveillance pushed outbreaks underground.

From Salon