How to Use forcible in a Sentence

forcible

adjective
  • He was found guilty in late May on two of three counts of forcible rape.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
  • This does not mean forcible regime change, subversion, or war.
    — Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2024
  • He was sentenced to twelve years for forcible rape as a second striker.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
  • Monken said there wasn’t forcible contact on the play, a requirement for the flag.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Their complaints range from forcible kissing to lewd comments.
    — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Greg Jimenez was found guilty of three counts of lewd acts on a child and nine counts of forcible lewd acts on a child.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The forcible transfer of children can constitute a grave war crime.
    — ABC News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • That could mean alerting users to forcible entries in homes, such as breaking windows.
    — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2019
  • Jerry Brown signed the bill, making forcible rape a three-year prison offense.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, 23 June 2019
  • Redefining war Maduro’s forcible removal did not come out of nowhere.
    — Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • He is charged with three felony counts of forcible rape and one felony count of assault with the intent to commit rape.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Masterson has been charged with three counts of forcible rape and was not asked to return for the reboot.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Two years ago, a former deputy was convicted of forcible rape, lewd acts on a child and other charges.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Someone used forcible entry to get into the home while the resident was away.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The misdemeanor, for forcible touching, carries a penalty of up to a year in jail.
    — New York Times, 3 Dec. 2021
  • All four were charged with murder due to someone dying while in the commission of a forcible felony.
    — Nick Swedberg, Daily Southtown, 29 June 2017
  • Show actor was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of forcible rape.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
  • He is expected to be charged with forcible touching and will enter a not guilty plea, Heller said.
    — CBS News, 13 June 2019
  • The filing claims that each of the brothers has been accused of forcible rape by at least 10 women.
    — Liam Quinn, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The other two charges in the indictment were both counts of forcible oral copulation.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Justin Dean Evans pleaded guilty last Tuesday to three felony counts of forcible lewd acts on a child.
    — City News Service, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The actor was charged with one count of forcible touching, a misdemeanor offense, said Det.
    — Nardine Saad, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
  • And Oliver made forcible contact after Jackson stepped out of bounds.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
  • This incident led to the felony forcible penetration charge.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
  • William Rodriguez, 33, faces two counts of forcible rape and was relieved of his police powers.
    — Fox News, 18 July 2019
  • Pratt, who was arrested June 19 in Berkeley, is charged with two counts of forcible rape.
    — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
  • In the past, Yezidis who left their religion—even through forcible conversion—couldn’t return to the faith.
    — Cathy Otten, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2017
  • This includes a forcible rape arrest in Missouri in 2006.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • The filing claimed that each brother has been accused of forcible rape by at least 10 different women.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • His conviction includes rape and two counts of forcible penetration.
    — Shannon Tyler march 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026

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