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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Brinkman says that though Musk’s charisma can create a temporary force field, the math always rules eventually.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Dozens of amateur and professional photographers were invited to find beauty in the invisible world of force fields and subatomic particles, which blip into existence for fractions of a second and hold secrets about the origin and fate of the universe.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Studebaker-Packard conceived of a different vehicle that not only would run on atomic energy, but would generate a force field around itself to prevent collisions.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
The staff acts as almost a mini-military– serving and protecting this metaphorical anti-war, positive energy force field.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Dozens of amateur and professional photographers were invited to find beauty in the invisible world of force fields and subatomic particles, which blip into existence for fractions of a second and hold secrets about the origin and fate of the universe.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Studebaker-Packard conceived of a different vehicle that not only would run on atomic energy, but would generate a force field around itself to prevent collisions.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
The staff acts as almost a mini-military– serving and protecting this metaphorical anti-war, positive energy force field.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
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 12 Apr. 2026.
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