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coerce

to persuade using force or threats

In a sentence

Six example sentences with coerce, each labelled with its topic.

  • Confessions obtained by officers who coerce a suspect with threats are thrown out long before any trial begins.

    Law

  • A supplier cannot coerce a small shop into exclusive terms by threatening to cut off deliveries entirely.

    Business

  • The villain tries to coerce the mayor by threatening to reveal an old letter, and the mayor refuses anyway.

    Movies

  • The regime tried to coerce journalists into silence by threatening their families with the loss of their jobs.

    Politics

  • The empire would coerce conquered towns into paying tribute by stationing soldiers in the market square.

    History

  • A monopoly can coerce suppliers into lower prices by threatening to drop them for the only rival in the market.

    Economics

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