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

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

Israel hopes to expand its de facto borders, including by annexing as much as possible of historic Palestine, and to impose its writ by force across vast swaths of the region. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Whatever your beliefs, there’s people out there who are trying to take things by force or do things that are detrimental to a society, a population, whatever the case may be. — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Wisconsin public records show that Ruiz was convicted of 40 misdemeanors and felonies from 2009 to 2025, including robbery by force and strangulation. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for by force

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