force field
noun
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: a special charm, aura, or spirit that can influence anyone in its presence
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: something resembling a force field especially in intensity that restricts or impedes movement toward an area or object
… soldiers … formed an olive-drab force around the launch site.—
Beth Dickey
Beth DickeyLegislators put up a force around the proposed bill.
Examples of force field in a Sentence
an entrepreneur whose force field is intense enough to make you share in his dreams
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—Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025
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Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 20 Jan. 2026
Predictably, the angel-like birds eventually entered the robotic force field and the silvery people surrounded and obliterated them.
—Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025
Many of the voluminous runway looks create a force field of fabric, acting as a form of protection.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025
The magnetosphere shields us from the Sun’s solar wind and solar storms, acting like a force field to keep living things safe from the energetic particles released by the Sun.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for force field
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“Force field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20field. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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