How to Use force the issue in a Sentence

force the issue

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• But Mayfield might need a change of scenery and force the issue.
  — cleveland, 17 Mar. 2022
• Jones went public to try to force the issue, to expedite the process.
  — Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
• The Hoosiers lacked ball movement and often tried to force the issue.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2023
• However, that could change if some of the names mentioned above force the issue.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
• And even as more running backs went off the board in the fifth round, the Cowboys didn’t force the issue.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2024
• The effort failed, of course, but the debt tsunami may force the issue sooner rather than later.
  — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
• The best time to begin is before circumstances force the issue.
  — Adi Klevit, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
• This kind of effort is likely to need some kind of real-world incident to force the issue.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
• The idea was for the Aussies to force the issue, pressure the Canada back line, set the tone.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
• Trailing by 10 with five minutes to play, the Saints tried, and failed, to force the issue.
  — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 17 Jan. 2021
• Mayer, though, also has older players ahead of him and may force the issue anyway.
  — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2020
• The Saints have the league's best run defense, so Drew Lock will have to force the issue more.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2020
• Stafford will not force the issue of establishing himself as a leader.
  — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2021
• But other senators say the time has come to force the issue, and push past Democrats who oppose the bill.
  — Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
• But other senators say the time has come to force the issue, and push past Democrats who oppose the bill.
  — ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
• But as the season goes on, maybe some of the true freshmen can force the issue and make their own opportunities.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2022
• The Musketeers can't get flustered by that or force the issue after a long layoff.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2022
• The company might be smart to try and force the issue, at least from Wall Street’s perspective.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
• It is now hoped that this latest tragedy may force the issue to prevent further similar losses in the future.
  — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
• Almost all recalls are voluntary, except in rare cases where the agency sues to force the issue.
  — Washington Post, 24 June 2021
• If markets won’t rebalance rewards, lawsuits may force the issue.
  — Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• Now crumbling infrastructure, mounting costs and budget cuts may force the issue.
  — Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
• To be blunt - districts are still remote because of an unwillingness to wrestle with the unions in order to force the issue.
  — Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
• The pandemic continues to force the issue of what movies people actually want to watch, and where.
  — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
• But does McCarthy have enough Republicans on board to force the issue?
  — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
• In other cases, defenders may force the issue by blatantly trying to make a play on the ball and risking injury to avoid the call.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022
• But sometimes, for players in Sharp’s position, there can be a tendency to force the issue or feel pressure.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2022
• When people have no idea what to make of a collective hardship, their art can reflect that, force the issue, or maybe even offer a new perspective.
  — Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2022
• Peat fit in well with Arizona’s veteran lineup, as the freshman didn’t force the issue and played within the offense.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2026
• There's so much inertia on passwords around the world that even a player as big and influential as Google can't force the issue overnight.
  — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2023