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Meanings of
take by force
in English
To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent.
assault
rape
violate
ravish
vitiate
Usage of
take by force
in English
1
He will not buy what he believes he can
take
by
force
.
2
Confiscation means to
take
by
force
without the correct compensation.
3
Who will
take
by
force
what may be won by a few soft words?
4
He would rob a church, and was one who would rather
take
by
force
than favor.
5
To go on viking cruise and
take
by
force
that which is not our own is sinful.
6
Yield to us, Estein Hakonson, or we will
take
by
force
what you will not give us.
7
She had no doubt that he would now
take
by
force
what he could not win the other way.
8
There was no help therefore but to attempt to
take
by
force
what was denied to our modest request.
9
When famine urges him, he goes blindly, helplessly, dumbly, and tries to
take
by
force
that which is denied by force.
10
This is a land we must struggle to tame, a land we must
take
by
force
from the monstrosities that abound here!
11
Why, as to that, she trades when she can't
take
by
force
;
but she takes by force when she can, in preference.
12
Again pleading patriotism, they declare that it is the moral right of the nation to
take
by
force
such room as it needs.
13
Since he would barter his own daughter for a high place, he would not hesitate to
take
by
force
the daughter of another.
14
When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to
take
by
force
.
15
What will it avail you to
take
by
force
what you may quickly have by love, or destroy them that provide you food?
16
While generally friendly, a few of the baser sort persisted in attempting to steal, or
take
by
force
,
trivial articles which struck their fancy.
Other examples for "take by force"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
take
by
force
take
Verb
Preposition
Noun
Take by force
through the time
Take by force
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common