on the strength of

phrase

: because of the influence of (something)

I went and saw the film on the strength of his recommendation.

Examples of on the strength of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Moving Beyond Legacy Loyalty Many regional and community institutions have survived on the strength of legacy loyalty. — Stephen Bohanon, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Whitehead, the police search expert, often testifies in the Coroner’s Court to comment on the strength of the police search when a person goes missing. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

The Guardians also scored five runs in the third on the strength of four doubles, including David Fry's two-run line drive. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Galliano, who rose to fame on the strength of his theatrical, feminine designs, suffered a precipitous fall from grace in 2011 after he was caught on camera making drunken antisemitic and anti-Asian remarks to a couple in a Paris cafe. — News Desk, Artforum, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on the strength of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove