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 Raine, William MacLeod