forced entry
Example Sentences
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Police said there was an odour when they forced entry to the house after they received a "concern for safety" call from the victim's daughter.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
Hotel security found no signs of forced entry, and Joseph flew home the next day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026
Few signs of forced entry were visible on Sunday at the singer's home apart from a broken doorknob, an AFP journalist observed.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
Behind this door is a 35-tonne rotating concrete turret, which the bank says "prevents any possibility of forced entry".
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
I took a self-guided tour of the downstairs rooms just to make sure that no stone had been left unturned, that no obvious forced entry had been missed.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
