How to Use force in a Sentence

force

1 of 2 noun

• The front of the car took the full force of the collision.
• He used brute force to open the door.
• We discourage the use of force.
• The police were accused of using excessive force when they made the arrest.
• I was impressed by the force of her personality.
• There’s still no force from us.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
• So that deal is still in force.
  — CBS News, 17 May 2026
• Each was met with brutal force.
  — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
• Enough with the display of force!
  — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
• Enough with the display of force!
  — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
• His cause of death was blunt force injuries.
  — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
• Flare jeans have come back with force this season.
  — René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
• That’s why Monday’s news hits with such force.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
• This has rarely been felt with such force as in 2025.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
• Could a lawsuit force you to turn over a private chat?
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
• The only way to catch gaps is brute-force audits.
  — Praful Saklani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• Two main forces keep devices in the drawer.
  — Eric Williams, Fortune, 21 June 2026
• The body also had sharp force injuries to the hands and arms.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
• The city and state have overhauled guidelines on use of force.
  — Eric Ferkenhoff, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2021
• With full force, a new season has arrived.
  — Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
• Cash was stolen from a fast-food restaurant entered by force.
  — Washington Post, 8 July 2020
• The water destroyed homes with its height and force.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
• Humans would join forces and clobber it just to avenge our species.
  — WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
• The force of the blast made the ceiling fall; the lights turned off and sirens turned on.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 4 Aug. 2021
• Caglianone has raw power and can still be a key force in the lineup.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
• But questions are being raised about the need for the use of such force.
  — Kelly Murray and Emma Tucker, CNN, 6 Mar. 2021
• Benson flailed backward from the force of the hit and fell to the ground.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
• The force of the crash tore the steering wheel out of Bertulius’ car.
  — courant.com, 9 Aug. 2021
• The nose was low, so the pilots caught the full force of the impact.
  — Jay Blackman, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
• Could the protests prompt more military force?
  — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025

force

2 of 2 verb

• Their car was forced off the road.
• The runner was forced out of bounds.
• The pilot was forced to land when one of the plane's engines caught fire.
• They forced us to work long hours without pay.
• They are trying to force a vote on this issue.
• The flooding forced hundreds of residents to flee their homes.
• I am forced to conclude that more funding will be necessary.
• The scandal forced his resignation.
• Lack of time may eventually force a compromise.
• After seeing the evidence, I was forced to admit my error.
• And events will force us to do so.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
• This forces them to have to spend their nights on the street.
  — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2023
• Yet these state bills would force them to play with the boys.
  — Jack Turban, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2021
• The Cougars were forced to punt on fourth down.
  — Hannah Cordova, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
• We are forced to pay our taxes.
  — Charles F. Miller, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
• No one is being forced to go there.
  — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
• The flight was forced to abort its landing.
  — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
• Both teams roared back to force overtime.
  — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
• Stanley could refuse to do so and force the board to fire him.
  — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2022
• Don’t force me to go to the bullpen or bring in a pinch-hitter.
  — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2021
• The Democrats are forcing a vote.
  — CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
• But the Democrats have forced this shutdown.
  — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
• They are forced to stay on their toes and are in a steady state of readiness.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 4 Mar. 2018
• That helped force Vrabel’s hand.
  — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
• The votes would force lawmakers to go on record.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
• This is the type of loss that forces a team to take a long look in the mirror.
  — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• That’s like the hardest thing to force myself to do.
  — Renée Onque, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
• You’re being forced to relive that all the time.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
• She was forced to tag out of the match before the finish.
  — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• Carson James was forced out of bounds just short of the end zone.
  — Ella Diaz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025