a force to be reckoned with
noun phrase
: someone who is strong and cannot be ignored
When he won his first three matches, the other players realized that he was a force to be reckoned with.
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But that naive, first-generation Polish-American girl soon became a force to be reckoned with.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
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—Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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—Rachel McRady, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Catherine Erdly, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
But that naive, first-generation Polish-American girl soon became a force to be reckoned with.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Even slightly under the weather, Haaland remains a force to be reckoned with.
—Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Raducanu made her professional debut at 13 and became a force to be reckoned with as a teenager in 2021, becoming the first British woman to win a Grand Slam since Virginia Wade in 1977.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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“A force to be reckoned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20force%20to%20be%20reckoned%20with. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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