forcefully
adverb
force·ful·ly
ˈfȯrs-fə-lē 
: in a forceful, powerful, or emphatic manner
speaking forcefully
pushing forcefully through the crowd
She forcefully denied the charges.
Congestive heart failure develops when the heart becomes too weak to pump forcefully enough.—
Paul G. Donohue
Paul G. DonohueOur child's disability forcefully reminds us of what really matters in life.—Barbara Gill
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Examples of forcefully in a Sentence
shut the door a little too forcefully and broke the glass
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For this, the detrusor muscle must contract forcefully to expel urine, while the sphincter muscles surrounding the urethra simultaneously relax to let urine flow out.
—Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
The statements neither forcefully endorsed the proposal nor denied that it had been presented by Israel to the mediators.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 2 June 2024
After hitting the child, Morales Gracia is accused of forcefully throwing them into a portable crib, according to police.
—Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
Unionized train and bus operators have criticized Metro for failing to respond forcefully enough `to violence on the system.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
The statements neither forcefully endorsed the proposal nor denied that it had been presented by Israel to the mediators.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 2 June 2024
After hitting the child, Morales Gracia is accused of forcefully throwing them into a portable crib, according to police.
—Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
Unionized train and bus operators have criticized Metro for failing to respond forcefully enough `to violence on the system.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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“Forcefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forcefully. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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