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Meanings of force back in English
Synonyms
Examples for "drive"
Examples for "drive"
1
The issue is whether banks' trading activities artificially drive up food prices.
2
Work is under way already to drive significant change throughout our company.
3
Jules: It felt easy to drive fast on twisty roads; really precise.
4
America's public companies drive job creation, opportunity and economic growth, they wrote.
5
Investment: We invest to create value, opportunities and to drive sustainable practices.
1
June 3: Citizens repel a charge towards Tiananmen by thousands of soldiers.
2
The Great Wall of China was unable to repel the raiding hordes.
3
No country was better prepared to repel the infestation than North Korea.
4
To assemble protons requires hard work because they naturally repel each other.
5
And now I control an empire, because hard work didn't repel me.
1
The conflict was severe, but resulted in the repulse of the besiegers.
2
The Nineteenth did not participate largely in the battle after its repulse.
3
I desire to help you; you repulse me and insult my manhood.
4
They still saw red, the red of a darker anger-thatof repulse.
5
He also insisted that Julian had sufficient men to repulse the Germans.
1
Their feet land right under them, and they push back, Ken said.
2
The exchange had to push back the start date by a week.
3
But government agencies that determine healthcare coverage are starting to push back.
4
Developing countries are trying to push back the first inventory to 2024.
5
But under the circumstances, we'll have to push back the publication date.
1
Three times the brave defenders beat back the assaults of the assailants.
2
I think we're going to have to beat back out to sea.
3
Some struck the sail, and others we beat back with our hands.
4
A gasp of relief: the troopers seem to beat back the attack.
5
Unwillingly the remembrance of the outer world beat back into Billy's mind.
Usage of force back in English
1
And Percy, not levees, would have to hold this new force back.
2
They had to force back his intestines and sew up his belly.
3
And he brought all his will to force back his over-eagerness.
4
Swarms of long-range guided missiles can force back larger US carrier battle groups.
5
She paused and strove hard to force back her tears.
6
Or, maybe, you have another force back on the trail, and another ahead here.
7
Bertha removed her handkerchief and tried to force back her tears, as she said,-
8
His eyes closed and he gritted his teeth tightly to force back the pain.
9
Bolger had to force back a mental struggle with the route before his send.
10
But when do you expect the main force back?
11
He stopped again to force back the tendrils of unreasoning horror that brushed his mind.
12
She bit her knuckle to force back a sob.
13
What could he do against a single-track mind with such driving force back of it?
14
The boy tried to force back a delighted grin.
15
Her tongue darted across her bottom lip as she tried to force back her desire.
16
What grief I had to force back at finding myself thus disdained and thus betrayed!'
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Force back through the time
Force back across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common