coerce
verb (used with object)
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition.
was coercing
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past progressiveof coerce.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I know that no one is a mind-reader, but I didn’t think I was coercing my partner, and I feel very uneasy trying to retroactively “read” their body language for clues.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2021
Some said he was coercing students into going to confession.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2019
But if Houck was coercing her because of her fears for Tolliver, it was possible this might be a factor in determining June to marry him.
From The Fighting Edge by William MacLeod Raine
