How to Use force on/upon in a Sentence
force on/upon
phrasal verb-
Task force on Trump assassination attempts to hold first House hearing Thursday.
— Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024 -
The stars and stripes were out in force on the Fourth of July.
— Allen J. Schaben, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024 -
Michael Koman, who are leading the force on the spinoff.
— Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024 -
She was still booked and busy, a stunning force on the runway.
— Elyssa Maxx Goodman, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2023 -
The stars and stripes were out in full force on Friday in honor of Flag Day.
— Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024 -
Prigozhin was the head of the Wagner Group, which ran a key mercenary force on the ground in Ukraine.
— TIME, 29 Feb. 2024 -
Player to watch/Foxborough: Collins is a force on both ends for the Warriors.
— Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023 -
The White House task force on drug shortages hasn’t stepped in to referee.
— Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 24 Aug. 2023 -
Taylor has been a force on Mainstream Rock Airplay through the years, though.
— Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023 -
At the depth the Titanic is at, the force on every square inch on its broken hull is about 5,500 pounds.
— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2023 -
This means there will be another force on the balloon, an air drag force.
— Rhett Allain, Wired, 15 Feb. 2021 -
At 6 feet and 315 pounds, Arzola was a force on offense.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023 -
Fesperman had been appointed to the police force on the day he was killed.
— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024 -
The mere act of running creates a force on the ankle roughly 2½ times the person’s body weight, which in the case of Mahomes would be about 570 pounds.
— Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023 -
Second, the shape of the dome channels wind around it, depriving that wind of a flat surface to exert force on.
— Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023 -
In classical mechanics, the Sun exerts a force on the Earth equal in magnitude to the force that the Earth exerts back on the Sun.
— Larry M. Silverberg, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023 -
In 2019, Grusch was asked to lead a government task force on UAP sightings.
— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 27 July 2023 -
Adams will be a force on special teams, and contribute on defense.
— cleveland, 16 Aug. 2023 -
In a sport where many top athletes stand about 6 feet tall, Crouser uses his 6-foot-7 frame for more leverage and force on throws.
— David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 -
Since the Open era began, the only singles player to accomplish that tour de force on the men’s side is Rod Laver, who did so in 1969.
— Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023 -
Farmer's walks target your grip, upper back, and core without putting force on your lower back.
— Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 4 May 2023 -
Unlike true leaf rakes, the Hooyman bow rake weighs in at 4.8 pounds for exerting force on denser substances.
— Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023 -
Garber announced the formation of the task force on January 19, just 38 days ago.
— Matt Egan, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024 -
Haimes led Roundabout for four decades and turned the company into a major force on Broadway.
— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024 -
Young explains that the swinging birds exerted as much force on their beaks as a swinging gibbon does on its arm, if not more.
— Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024 -
Kundananji was a force on the left side all night on Friday while Bay FC continued to look dangerous working the ball in from the flank.
— Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024 -
When your neck is bent in a 45 degree angle looking down at your computer, your head can exert up to 50 pounds of force on your neck.
— Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 26 Jan. 2023 -
And Latin music has remained a force on streaming — so much that 2023 seems to be the biggest year for number one Latin hits on Spotify.
— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2023 -
Credit for not playing the roundball lottery and playing with some force on offense.
— Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024 -
The stress of moving from the medium of air to the much denser medium of water exerts a huge force on the bird's body, with an impact akin to tornadoes hitting the water.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Oct. 2023
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