muscled

Example Sentences

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The Greeks were in charge of Egypt for three centuries, before the Romans muscled their way in under Emperor Augustus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Murphy gave Niecy Nash-Betts enough space and material in “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” for her to deliver an award-winning performance that muscled to the fore.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

The Senate passed this rejiggered deal late last week, and the House muscled it through on Tuesday.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026

Ibrahim Maza curled an inswinging cross into the six-yard box and Schick muscled his way across the culpable Ake to glance a header into the far corner.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

On the bright side, there were no lines and no admission fee, so they just muscled their way past the tour groups and walked on in.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan