by force of

by force of

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   The enemy army was extinguished by force of numbers only.

   • 2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     By force of personality, and his evident sincerity, modesty and warmth, Francis persuaded most Catholics to root for him, whatever his errors, and so did better than most of the successors of Saint Peter.

• “by force of”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “by force of habit”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “by through force of circumstance s” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “by through force of circumstances” (US) / “by through force of circumstances” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.