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Common collocations with force in American Collocation

force noun

US /fɔrs/

great

brute
full
great
overwhelming
sheer

Any challenge to the leader is crushed with brute force.

They tried to lower the sails before the full force of the wind hit them.

too great

excessive

The police were accused of using excessive force to disperse the demonstrators,

reasonable

reasonable

Reasonable force can be used to make an arrest.

employ
resort to
use

We will not use force or resort to aggression in order to achieve our objectives.

The elected government was removed by force in 1962. | Many Africans were brought to Britain by force in the 17th and 18th centuries.