force of nature

noun phrase

: force sense 4b
sometimes used figuratively
As a writer he was a force, a verbal volcano that spewed forth a … torrent of prose.People

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The infected barely factor into DaCosta’s film, but Jack O’Connell’s Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal is such a demented force of nature that the undead can’t hope to factor as much of a threat. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026 Well, Mary is a force of nature. Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026 Seyfried, on the other hand, is a force of nature throughout. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025 Bates is such a force of nature in this flick that the near-Hitchcockian manner in which Reiner does the best directorial work of his career was underrated. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for force of nature

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of force of nature was in 1975

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“Force of nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20of%20nature. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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