How to Use in force in a Sentence

in force

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• The factors that had confounded such efforts remained in force and had worsened.
  — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
• Auteurs are out in force in this year’s writing and directing Emmy races and so are veteran pilot and episodic helmers.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 July 2026
• Same exposure, two doors, and many agreements in force today never contemplated either one.
  — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
• Some want to see the party banned, and protesters expected to turn out in force on Saturday and Sunday likely will underline those calls.
  — ABC News, 3 July 2026
• This January, the California Supreme Court declined to hear the case, and the 30-foot coastal height limit is back in force.
  — Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026
• In June, the government banned all political rallies, citing security concerns, but did not specify how long the ban would remain in force.
  — ABC News, 25 July 2026
• But far from proving that equality is an outdated concept, the meme is merely showing us that two of Samuel Johnson’s competing definitions of it remain in force.
  — Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
• The agency added that FDA investigators involved in outbreak response were not affected by recent reductions in force.
  — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
• Forest Service officials, their patience having long evaporated, arrived in force, handcuffing and hauling the occupiers out by the yokes of their flannels, then bulldozing the camp.
  — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
• Nacha's account verification rule is now in force, requiring stronger validation of bank account details before processing ACH transactions.
  — Ivaylo Bozoukov, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
• Goldman Sachs analyst Eric Sheridan expressed a similar urgency about when and in which of Meta’s product lines the returns on AI investment would start to materialize in force.
  — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 30 July 2026
• This regulation, already in force since July 2025, will be progressively applied to all product categories, including textiles and fashion, steel, batteries, detergents, cosmetics, tires, solar panels, etc.
  — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
• In a sign of his belief in the new TIFF market, Maraval is taking a Cannes-strength Goodfellas sales team and will also be out in force with The Veterans, alongside co-founder Kim Fox.
  — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2026
• Goodfellas and The Veterans co-founder Maraval believes the combination of the market and festival could draw in Asian buyers, who remain out in force in Cannes, and also attend the EFM, but are less present at the AFM.
  — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2026
• With the all-Czech Ladies’ Singles Final underway at Wimbledon 2026, celebrities are out in force at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London today.
  — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• Since the Texas Education Agency appointed Peter Licata as Fort Worth ISD’s superintendent, the district has made a number of sweeping changes, including a reduction in force that cut positions related to speech and special education services.
  — Samuel O’Neal 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026