brute force
Example Sentences
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Moore said that the officer who shoved the woman appeared to be using “brute force rather than efforts to create de-escalation,” and that spraying irritants is never suitable for dealing with “passive resistance,” which appeared to be what the woman and Pretti were involved in.
From Los Angeles Times
South Africa have long relied on fast bowlers of rare quality, but this attack has evolved beyond brute force.
From BBC
And by the sheer brute force of its size, bond markets force both the subjects of its wrath, and the investors that rely on them, into submission.
From Barron's
"It's not about brute force," Tolić explains.
From Science Daily
They were using ropes & brute force to pull the obelisk along the dock until it was very close to The Dessoug.
From Literature
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