foist
verb (used with object)
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon).
foists
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present tense formof foist (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the Fed’s greatest political liability is its loquacity—the policy statements, economic projections, speeches, press conferences, meeting minutes and the rest that the central bank foists on the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
But since she’s saddled with the boy, Flora foists a junked guitar on him as a birthday present.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
“Rising Phoenix” is bursting with a glossy visual style courtesy of director of photography Will Pugh, casting the athletes as gods whose speed, strength and finesse shatter preconceptions the world sometimes foists upon them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2020
Lyle Lanley, voiced by Phil Hartman, is the perfect con-man for Springfield, as he foists on them the disastrous and unnecessary monorail, playing on their desire for oneupmanship over neighbouring Shelbyville.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 28, 2019
Rather, it foists itself on the eye of the passerby in a manner that is both irritating and melancholy.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
