by force

idiom

: using physical power
He took the purse from her by force.

Examples of by force in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In her letter, Foxx said that set the stage for UCLA’s campus to erupt into violence when a group of instigators tried to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment by force. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 Florida is playing with house money now entering Game 4 back in Beantown Sunday -- the home-ice advantage retaken by force. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024 Xi has threatened to impose sanctions or a blockade on Taiwan and even to invade the island, attaching it to China by force and possibly seizing its chip factories. Peter Green, Quartz, 11 May 2024 Editors’ Picks Scarlett Johansson Shares Her Beauty Regimen The turmoil in Burkina Faso has fueled political instability as well, with mutinous soldiers twice citing the conflict as a rationale for seizing power by force in the past two and a half years. Christiaan Triebert, New York Times, 11 May 2024 Tensions on college campuses have been building for days as demonstrators refuse to remove encampments and administrators turn to police to clear them by force, leading to clashes that have seized widespread attention. Chris Megerian, Fortune, 2 May 2024 Tension at colleges and universities has been building for days as some demonstrators refuse to remove encampments and administrators turn to law enforcement to clear them by force, leading to clashes that have seized attention from politicians and the media. Chris Megerian, Fortune, 2 May 2024 Lim suggested that her stardom could endear Taiwan to younger generations of Americans, at a time when the island of 23 million people is turning to the United States for more support as China has threatened to take it over by force if necessary. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024 The decisions at Columbia and Yale and elsewhere to arrest protesters and clear their encampments by force has led to demonstrations at other schools. Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 1 May 2024

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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 22 May. 2024.

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