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

Gold benefited from many of the forces Greenspan warned about, including rising government debt, aggressive monetary policy and inflation. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 26 June 2026

None of the forces that actually drive the trade changed here. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

The primary work of a historian is to understand how and why things change over time, weighing different kinds of evidence in order to gain insight into the forces that shape society. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

On his Instagram, happy photos of his family living the American dream are interspersed with violent admonitions about the forces lurking in his own community and seeking to destroy him. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Rhymes for the forces

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