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

The story is about all of the forces — the humans and the spirits — that surround him during those final moments. —Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026

For a man who spent years absorbing hits from some of the biggest, fastest athletes on the planet in the NFL, comparing bobsledding to being back on the football field speaks volumes about the forces involved in the sport. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026

The White House has said the operations around Venezuela didn’t cost taxpayers extra, because the forces involved are already deployed. —Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026

Hadi tells an engaging story, brings complex and surprising characters to life, lends a locale an aesthetic iconography, and renders personal identity inextricable from the forces of history that shaped or deformed it. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for the forces

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