by force

idiom

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

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If China is able to take Taiwan by force, the strategy would fail its most visible test. Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Observers warn that any attempt to disarm it by force risks plunging the country into civil conflict. Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 Bagci remains held without bail on four felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 by force or fear, the Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Friedrich Kadgien was a Nazi leader who became deeply involved in acquiring currency, securities and diamonds that had been stolen or bought by force from Jewish victims. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by force

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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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