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?
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Wind tunnel engineers also set up and calibrate the equipment housed in the tunnel to measure the forces acting on the model, as well as dig into the data clocked in such tests.
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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
His 2013 novel, Sudden Death, about the forces that shaped Renaissance-era Europe, revolves around a fictional tennis match between the Italian painter Caravaggio and the Spanish poet Francisco de Quevedo, who face off with a ball fabricated from Anne Boleyn’s hair.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
With the mission to enable all humans to live a more connected, conscious, and adventurous life, adidas TERREX combines high-performance technologies with fashion-forward designs to weather the forces of nature and inspire every human being to find their own summits.
—Ally Jaksen, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
The result is a drama of love and money, of sacred and profane love, of the forces that pull couples together and drive them apart.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
His 2013 novel, Sudden Death, about the forces that shaped Renaissance-era Europe, revolves around a fictional tennis match between the Italian painter Caravaggio and the Spanish poet Francisco de Quevedo, who face off with a ball fabricated from Anne Boleyn’s hair.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
With the mission to enable all humans to live a more connected, conscious, and adventurous life, adidas TERREX combines high-performance technologies with fashion-forward designs to weather the forces of nature and inspire every human being to find their own summits.
—Ally Jaksen, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
The result is a drama of love and money, of sacred and profane love, of the forces that pull couples together and drive them apart.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the forces
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“The forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20forces. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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