He was involuntarily held against his will. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I knew not what to say; but I sighed involuntarily from the bottom of my heart. From Wordnik.com. [Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World] Reference
House cleaning, voluntarily and/or involuntarily, is required and a fresh start is needed. From Wordnik.com. [Has Microsoft Sent Yahoo Into a Death Spiral? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
And at last she found herself uttering the name involuntarily, overcome by something stronger than her dread. From Wordnik.com. [Demos] Reference
She blushed crimson as the word involuntarily broke from her lips, and cried again as loudly as she could, "Help!". From Wordnik.com. [The Bread-winners A Social Study] Reference
Miss Betty recalled involuntarily one trait after another that had fastened on her memory. From Wordnik.com. [A Red Wallflower] Reference
"Not things, not -- not toys," Trixton Brent's expression involuntarily coming to her lips. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Chronicle — Complete] Reference
He shouted Raederle's name involuntarily, in horror, and the floor lurched under him again, shrugging him toward the lake. From Wordnik.com. [Harpist in the Wind]
Greeks themselves borrowed knowledge, had perhaps a language, the construction of which recalls involuntarily that of the languages of. From Wordnik.com. [Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America] Reference
How would health care reform cause you to 'involuntarily'"give up the fruits of our labors"?. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
And to add insult to injury, ACORN will steal your vote by using your own tax money that you "involuntarily" sent to Washington. From Wordnik.com. [Kerfuffles] Reference
"involuntarily" uninsured because they can't afford insurance. From Wordnik.com. [Dakota Voice] Reference
"involuntarily" (338), Mr. Gray successfully asserts himself as "One who has a right to order, and who will be obeyed!". From Wordnik.com. [Love and Merit in the Maritime Historical Novel: Cooper and Scott] Reference
Paul grimaced, involuntarily, then winced again. From Wordnik.com. [True Love and the Giraffe] Reference
My mouth is agape and I involuntarily drool on Bob's pants. From Wordnik.com. [Go Ahead] Reference
He was hospitalized half a dozen times, always involuntarily. From Wordnik.com. [THE MAN BEHIND A BEAUTIFUL MIND] Reference
And I will read this person and involuntarily say yes, I know. From Wordnik.com. [Jeanne's Song, 2010] Reference
Someone yanked her up by the arm, and she yelped involuntarily. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Incarnations and One Thousand Deaths - Part II] Reference
Coercion is involved only when someone is compelled to act involuntarily. From Wordnik.com. [The Busybody Society] Reference
At night, her legs twitch involuntarily, which disturbs her sleep even more. From Wordnik.com. [The Quest for Rest] Reference
But by his own account, Steve, he was involuntarily discharged from the Army. From Wordnik.com. [Democrats Scratch Their Heads Over Alvin Greene] Reference
Other throwbacks are involuntarily comical -- like the emergence of a Putin cult. From Wordnik.com. [Comrade Putin's New Russia] Reference
Some people jerked involuntarily to their feet, and others rose slowly like a choir. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Week] Reference
All day my mind has wandered involuntarily to those eyes with the dark brushstrokes. From Wordnik.com. [Seasonal Discord] Reference
(This includes people who have stopped looking for jobs and those working part-time involuntarily.). From Wordnik.com. [Les Leopold: Five Washington Excuses for Ignoring the Jobs Crisis] Reference
By the time she was finally diagnosed by the neurologist, Wood's legs had begun twitching involuntarily. From Wordnik.com. ['I Know I'm Not the Only One'] Reference
Your calves can feel her toenails, and your sphincter tightens involuntarily at more than the memory of her finger. From Wordnik.com. [Breach of Faith] Reference
Nor was I violent at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, where my psychiatrist checked me in involuntarily later that day. From Wordnik.com. [Robert David Jaffee: Mental-Health Checkup on Media Coverage] Reference
She yawed involuntarily, she fought to recover, she rolled, and her board shot from under her directly into Albertine's path. From Wordnik.com. [Albertine Takes A Tumble] Reference
When she was alive and when I thought of her, I always seemed to be saying to her, involuntarily, “I was coming to that.”. From Wordnik.com. [Jeanne's Song, 2010] Reference
But srsly, what are you supposed to do when you see someone involuntarily who knows about that one time to tried to vagazzle?. From Wordnik.com. [Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: Remember When I Saw You Naked?] Reference
Steve flinched involuntarily as the explosion sounded his finger convulsing on the trigger of his own weapon in reaction. From Wordnik.com. [Vic's] Reference
It's a shame when people have to leave a position involuntarily, and doubly so when they have worked long and hard to attain it. From Wordnik.com. [The Essentials Of Staying In Power] Reference
"They've become so estranged from society, there's nothing you can do short of putting them involuntarily in a psychiatric hospital.". From Wordnik.com. [The Anatomy of Violence] Reference
These events led to a court-ordered, overnight psychiatric evaluation, which failed to find cause for Cho to be involuntarily committed. From Wordnik.com. [Spotting Trouble] Reference
Andrea Thompson, Headline News's actress turned anchor, has packed up her things (voluntarily), as has Sally Jessy Raphael (involuntarily). From Wordnik.com. [NEWSMAKERS] Reference
The smell of the scented wax however, involuntarily triggered her faint desire and she was angry with her body for betraying her like this. From Wordnik.com. [Complicated Game] Reference
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