He has a very forceful personality.
She's a confident and forceful leader.
They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.
The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.
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However, his dominant display at EuroBasket is a forceful reminder to teams around the Association of his potential impact in the playoffs.—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 The drug reduces the forceful heart muscle contractions linked to the condition, Cytokinetics said.—Bhanvi Satija, Reuters, 30 Aug. 2025 Other Western leaders were more forceful in their criticism.—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025 Trump, meanwhile, used the Alaska meeting to free himself from domestic pressure to impose harsh sanctions on Russian oil or to take other forceful measures.—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forceful
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