Forfeited is an English word with synonyms like confiscate or forfeit. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Forfeited in a sentence
Related words
Forfeited meaning
simple past and past participle of forfeit
Synonyms of Forfeited
Using Forfeited
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of forfeit
- Useful related words include: confiscate, forfeit, lost.
- In the example corpus, forfeited often appears in combinations such as: forfeited to, be forfeited, forfeited the.
Context around Forfeited
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Forfeited
- In this selection, "forfeited" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, probably, victory, scots, 460, games and pay stand out and add context to how "forfeited" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include act and forfeited and and smollett forfeited his 10. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "forfeited" sits close to words such as abuser, acquires and agarwal, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with forfeited
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All of the items were forfeited. (6 words)
Cannabis plants to be forfeited and destroyed. (7 words)
Meanwhile, Time of Victory forfeited to Grill Box. (8 words)
Adding to the market jitters on Monday was a post on X by the blockchain analysis firm Arkham that said around $2 billion worth of Bitcoin forfeited from the former Silk Road website was moved from US government wallets to the exchange. (42 words)
Any person with an interest in the property forfeited to the County Treasurer may appear at the show cause hearing and show cause why absolute title to that property should not vest in the Foreclosing Governmental Unit. (37 words)
Since it is nearly logistically impossible to make up the game this close to the end of the season, the Bills should be given the loss as they forfeited the game by refusing to continue. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Teams that had forfeited a game or had been forfeited against would be awarded a technical loss or win.
But U.S. District Judge, Karen Caldwell, sentenced Adedunmola Gbadegesin to a five-year jail term and also directed he forfeited the sum of $38,000 recovered from him.
Cannabis plants to be forfeited and destroyed.
He had considerable history, and had probably forfeited the right to the benefit of the doubt.
It added that, in addition, the catch, fishing gear, vessel, or any other apparatus, or any combination of them, used in the commission of the offence may be forfeited to the Republic.
Meanwhile, Time of Victory forfeited to Grill Box.
Since it is nearly logistically impossible to make up the game this close to the end of the season, the Bills should be given the loss as they forfeited the game by refusing to continue.
The Lady Scots forfeited the third doubles match.
The petitioners want Tinubu disqualified due to a supposed criminal indictment, alleging that he forfeited $460,000 in the US for drug trafficking.
Adding to the market jitters on Monday was a post on X by the blockchain analysis firm Arkham that said around $2 billion worth of Bitcoin forfeited from the former Silk Road website was moved from US government wallets to the exchange.
A list published on the Cabinet Office website said the award had been forfeited this month.
All of the items were forfeited.
An application was made to the NT’s supreme court to have the offender’s $375,000 home restrained under the Proceeds of Crime Act and forfeited.
Any person with an interest in the property forfeited to the County Treasurer may appear at the show cause hearing and show cause why absolute title to that property should not vest in the Foreclosing Governmental Unit.
A special prosecutor refiled charges against Smollett after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx dropped the case and Smollett forfeited his $10,000 bond and conducted community service, which Smollett argues ended the case.
DEC senior investigations officer Emmanuel Khondwe stated that there was cogent evidence suggesting that the farm was reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime and should be forfeited.
Four other teams had forfeited games against San Jose State as a stand against transgender women playing on women’s teams.
Francis Collins, 31, bore a grudge and the more he brooded, the greater his anger grew at being forfeited pay after returning late from leave.
He also forfeited a motor vehicle and US currency seized during the narcotics investigation and paid restitution to the Flemington Democratic Club related to a dismissed theft charge from June 2, 2023.
He forfeited the prizemoney and rankings points he received for reaching the Indian Wells semi-finals in California eight months ago.
Common combinations with forfeited
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- forfeited to 28×
- be forfeited 26×
- forfeited the 20×
- forfeited his 16×
- been forfeited 10×
- and forfeited 10×
- had forfeited 9×
- he forfeited 9×
- forfeited and 9×
- has forfeited 7×