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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are forced to answer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone has no choice but to respond to a question or situation.
Example: "In a court of law, witnesses are forced to answer questions posed by the attorneys."
Alternatives: "are compelled to respond" or "must provide an answer".
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Since their families don't fit within that definition, they are forced to answer complex financial questions.
And who is on the other end of the phone that all members are forced to answer it whenever it rings?
She likes to see them stammer and squirm when they are forced to answer questions for which they are not prepared, and she likes to comb through the transcripts afterward.
A senior union official said the job of police officer is "probably the only profession" in which people are "forced to answer questions or face the loss of employment".
Unless we are forced to answer both questions affirmatively, we lack the basis for an argument that the deluded subject experiences anything distinct from the ordinary things and features that they can see, hear, etc. Austin doesn't suggest that there could be no grounds for giving affirmative answers to either of those questions.
The characters in On The Beach are forced to answer the question: What do you do with what time you've got left?
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He should be forced to answer.
He will now be forced to answer more questions about the team's struggles.
"I've been forced to answer questions about a book I didn't write," she said.
But several other defendants will undoubtedly be forced to answer the charges.
Pulver was forced to answer questions about Patston's position and qualifications.
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