coercing
- present participle of coerce.
Example Sentences
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“Detaining people and not giving them the chance to get out of detention is a way of coercing people to give up their claims.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
At times “strategic ambiguity” can be a useful tool for coercing foes to act in certain ways or even to step down from power.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
Lawyers have accused it of coercing devotees, known colloquially as "Moonies" after its founder, to donate large sums of money.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
A sports coach at a Taiwanese university has issued a formal apology over a research project that allegedly involved her coercing students into giving blood, according to local media.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
She threw herself heart and soul into the schemes for rescuing Strafford and coercing the parliament.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
