Sentence examples for forceful second from inspiring English sources

Desires teem throughout the pages of this slim yet forceful second novel from the Man Booker prize-shortlisted author of The Lighthouse.

The forceful first measures are among the grandest statements in all choral literature.

Safin saved the next set point with a typically forceful first serve.

Their ace confirmed his status as the game's best pitcher and the Dodgers took a forceful first step in making new history.

Her headstrong Swanilda plunged into a forceful first solo, accented with high leg extensions and her exultant performance was nuanced with tenderness when needed.

They worked for a politically volatile Board of Education, and made forceful first impressions to deter criticism from its seven members or, worse, City Hall.

But the "across the board" hiring freeze he put in place Monday could be a more symbolic, less forceful first step toward shrinking government than the sweeping order it appears to be, federal personnel experts said Tuesday.

The Ducks needed some help Thursday from the NHL's video review process, but they helped themselves with a forceful third-period effort to defeat the Winnipeg Jets, 4-2, at Honda Center in the opener of the teams' first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.

Kiderlen's brusque and forceful posturing during the Second Moroccan crisis aggravated the international tensions that were to lead to World War I.

"When Rioch didn't really work, I was far more forceful the second time round and I'm glad to say the board agreed to take Arsene on.

As the sacrificial female victim, Jennifer Stahl (first cast) was resentful and forceful, Dores André (second) baffled and innocent.