the forces

plural noun

British

: the military organizations (such as the army, navy, and air force) of a country : armed forces

Will the new defense policy weaken the forces?

Examples of the forces in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

East Jakarta Police chief Alfian Nurrizal said that the deployment for the hearing was a precautionary measure due to potential security risks and large crowds, and that most of the forces were being held on standby. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Jumping forward a few years from the events of season 2, the war between Sauron and the Elves is raging, with the forces of evil vastly outnumbering the defenders of good as the Dark Lord works to finish the One Ring. — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026

But Cramer questioned whether a single election could fundamentally alter the forces driving the market. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Movement and nutrition support the skeleton Bones respond to the forces placed on them. — Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the forces

• discourses
• divorces
• endorses
• enforces
• indorses
• racehorses
• workforces
• courses
• horses
• sources
• reinforces
• watercourses