FOIST in a Sentence

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For FOIST, below is one of 7 sentences:
The rank and file, however, were either foisted upon the city, or else lived off the population directly.

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 Meanings and Examples of FOIST
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foist
 v.  introduce or insert wrongfully, surreptitiously or without warrant; force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit
Classic Sentence:
1  It would serve her right for picking up trash and foisting it off on her friends and relatives.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
2  The rank and file, however, were either foisted upon the city, or else lived off the population directly.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 25
Example Sentence:
1  He doesn't try to foist his beliefs on everyone.
2  He's religious but he doesn't try to foist his beliefs on everyone.
3  I don't see my role as foisting my beliefs on them.
4  Nelems says she finds it fascinating that the lack of empathy in society has been foisted onto young people and is being seen as a generational issue.
5  The author discovered that the translator had foisted several passages into his book.