force
noun
physical power or strength possessed by a living being.
were forcing
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past progressiveof force.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 don’t really know when it began to happen, but all of a sudden, seemingly overnight, friends I knew were forcing me to accompany them to search for packs of Pokémon cards.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
However, while stocks were rallying, investors were getting more wary about inflationary pressures, which were forcing bond yields higher.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Spiraling debt crises were forcing West African countries—Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria—to lay off state workers, who struggled to land jobs in the private sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
As the country struggles with the European Union's highest inflation, she and other shoppers complained that rising prices were forcing difficult decisions about what to cut.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Small green shoots were forcing their way up through the red earth of Dobby’s grave now; in a year’s time the mound would be covered in flowers.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
