Forcibly
Forcibly adverb - In a vigorous and forceful manner.
Usage example: after getting in the ref's face once too often, he was forcibly ejected from the game
Both words in one sentence
- In "The Ark in Space", Sarah Jane has been forcibly put into a coma state by an automated system on a Sleeper Ship, at a time when the Fourth Doctor was still gently figuring out his personality after his regeneration.
Source: Ship Tease / Live-Action TV
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