force of nature
noun phrase
: force sense 4b
—sometimes used figuratively
As a writer he was a force, a verbal volcano that spewed forth a … torrent of prose.—
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In the weeks before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the alcoholic, frustrated cabaret singer/force of nature that is Mary Todd Lincoln deals with secret yearnings, as does her husband.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Gadd is terrifying, a fierce force of nature and a perpetual misadventure waiting to happen.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Patty was a force of nature, but did not blow the doors down.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Numinous plein-air compositions, showing the patients around the institution’s grounds, assert the irresistible force of nature.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Gadd is terrifying, a fierce force of nature and a perpetual misadventure waiting to happen.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Patty was a force of nature, but did not blow the doors down.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Numinous plein-air compositions, showing the patients around the institution’s grounds, assert the irresistible force of nature.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for force of nature
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“Force of nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20of%20nature. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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