by force

phrase

: using physical power

He took the purse from her by force.

Examples of by force in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Spock respectfully refuses to mind meld and remove the codes by force, Reeger points a phaser at Kirk and threatens to kill him. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Two ​sources said that loyalist troops had been dispatched to retake control of the airport, either through negotiations or by force. — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

In 1968 Britain considered evicting the family by force, with declassified documents showing a plan to raze the fort. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

President Ronald Reagan would, through his extralegal maneuvering, put the Marxist Sandinistas in Nicaragua down by force. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for by force

• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce
• indorse
• midcourse
• outsource
• perforce
• racehorse
• remorse
• seahorse
• workforce