Hassan spoke up, trying to sound mild and forceful, both at once.

Novinha meant her voice to sound forceful, but it was weak and faint.

He didn't sound eloquent or forceful or confident to Rayford.

Retthew tried to sound forceful, but knew he had failed.

"I won't believe it," she insisted, trying to sound forceful.

I was startled to hear Allin sounding so forceful.

I wanted the question to sound forceful, convinced, but it crawled out of my throat as if afraid of the daylight.

If she wanted him to understand that his touch wasn't welcome, she'd better sound more forceful.

He tried to sound forceful, as if the issue had already been decided.

She tried to swallow it back down, to sound forceful.