Examples of 'were forced' in a sentence

Meaning of "were forced"

were compelled or made to do something against one's will, often due to external pressure or authority

How to use "were forced" in a sentence

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Many were forced to earn a living as street vendors.
Many indigenous communities were forced onto reservations.
We were forced under the water of the ocean.
Two other magistrates were forced to go into hiding.
They were forced to divorce us to keep their jobs.
I always knew you were forced by the teacher.
You were forced to leave the task unfinished.
I am sorry that you were forced to kill again.
Others were forced to pay compensation to the victims.
I am almost happy we were forced into this place.
They were forced back near a little village.
Again and again they were forced to retreat.
We were forced in the transporter and beamed down.
Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes.
All were forced to confess to false charges of sabotage.

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Those refusing to comply were forced to leave or were deported.
Many were forced to abandon their continental holdings.
Many of the firms were forced to close.
Nomads were forced to live in ugly concrete settlements.
Many political opponents were forced to go into exile.
Others were forced to flee the country altogether.
I remember the day we were forced to give you up.
They were forced to think in entirely new ways.
These amethyst studs were forced through postmortem.
You were forced to jump from the plane.
Their only choices were forced labor or death.
Prague were forced to take shelter in emergencyaccommodation.
There was an unexpected development and we were forced to cancel.
Some of them were forced to flee to avoid persecution.
We got to know what exactly they were forced to do.
Twenty people were forced to flee because of threats.
In other words our ancestors were forced to flee.
Some women were forced to marry their abductors.
They were secret only when we were forced underground.
Both men were forced to sit on the ground.
Many homesteaders and ranchers were forced to leave.
Be a shame if we were forced to kick your asses in public.
The residents in these areas were forced to move.
Then they were forced to ride the train.
Opponents were arrested and some were forced to flee.
Sometimes they were forced to help the robbers.
Were forced to find another location for a renewed staging.
He and my uncle were forced to board the ship.
We were forced to leave because we no longer had water to drink.
Tens of thousands were forced to leave their houses.
We were forced to use a weapon that was built to fight armies.
Two of the boys were forced to return earlier.
We were forced to eliminate him in the interest of national security.
Taliban forces were forced out of the town.
We were forced to experience this several times in the nineties.

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