Example Sentences

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For decades, outsiders have foisted their foreign music upon us at the Super Bowl between commercials for Doritos and Budweiser.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

This is a title they have foisted upon themselves.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

We are relieved also that the state of Montana won’t be forced to shoulder the additional administrative costs that the House bill would have foisted on states.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2018

But wait, what about that devious misdirect that Apple may have foisted on developers in Xcode 6 beta 6?

From Forbes • Aug. 24, 2014

In doing so, they have foisted upon the understanding of literacy interpretations so diverse and so contradictory that to follow them is to enter a maze from which there is no escape.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai