How to Use strike force in a Sentence

strike force

noun
Definition of strike forcenext
  • The strike forced the World Series to be canceled for the first time since 1904.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2019
  • The strike force report didn’t just look at the coronavirus.
    — cleveland, 13 Aug. 2020
  • In a series of phone calls and meetings over the course of several weeks, the strike force hashed out ideas.
    — New York Times, 17 Jan. 2021
  • But with more training, the troops are expected to form elite strike forces.
    — John Ismay Kenny Holston, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Mbappé, Neymar and Messi, that strike force of the best there was, the best there is and the best there might yet be, prowled the field forlorn.
    — New York Times, 9 Mar. 2022
  • That timeline is too slow for the governor’s strike force.
    — Brian Chasnoff, ExpressNews.com, 25 Apr. 2020
  • Witnesses said Afghan and U.S. strike forces blew open the door of one home and shot dead four men as the family watched.
    — NBC News, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The strike force became a major talking point of his 2018 re-election bid.
    — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2021
  • In the series, Lemar is part of John's Captain America strike force.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The strikes forced the cancellation of 30% of flights in and out of Paris, and at least half of local and long-distance train services were cut.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Two of those teams known as ‘’strike forces,’’ in Colorado and New Jersey, were announced Wednesday.
    — Tony Romm, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
  • France has arguably the strongest strike force going forward in the entire World Cup field.
    — Cincinnati.com, 16 June 2018
  • Jones has been in state custody since April, after members of the strike force raided a home in the 1600 block of Edmondson Ave.
    — Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 10 Aug. 2021
  • One strike force overran the home of Yasser Majali, the former crown prince’s head of office, near the city of Karak, about 55 miles south of Amman.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Later on Thursday, Garland will travel to Chicago, one of the strike force cities.
    — Clare Hymes, CBS News, 22 July 2021
  • In southern Kandahar province in March, an Afghan strike force arrived in Panjwai in the night and took away two men.
    — Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The solution that has seemingly been posed in response to this, is that the strike force is in need of reconsruction.
    — SI.com, 6 May 2018
  • If the program succeeds, the Air Force will retain its status as the world’s preeminent long-range strike force.
    — Loren Thompson, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • Brown declined to give further details on what the strike force would look like, saying more details will be released soon.
    — Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2021
  • Over time, the units evolved into an elite strike force whose members hailed from various branches of the Afghan military.
    — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The deployment of a US aircraft carrier and its strike force is often used as a signal to deter foes.
    — Lara Jakes, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2020
  • Last week, Loftus called a news conference to announce the creation of an auto burglary strike force.
    — Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Forty officers responded, a strike force dwarfed by a crowd of perhaps 3,000 vigilantes who gathered at the scene, many of them with guns in hand.
    — James Karst, NOLA.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • Nearly 200 officers assigned to South Boston and Dorchester, as well as members of the youth violence strike force, were the first to use them.
    — USA TODAY, 3 June 2019
  • But to succeed, U.S. soldiers had to secure Highway 8 from the south into the Iraqi capital, the vital supply line that would allow the strike force to remain in place.
    — William Branigin, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But memories are still vivid of 1995, when a series of massive strikes forced the government to back down on making cuts to the country’s welfare and pension system.
    — Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Simeone possess one of the most adaptable squads in Europe which boasts an efficient backline and a proficient strike force.
    — SI.com, 15 May 2018
  • The strike force report said the retooling will ideally reduce the cases that need manual reviews to 10% from the current 40%.
    — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • These planes are the primary strike force of the carrier group, allowing the US Navy to attack and destroy vehicles, people, and buildings far from shore.
    — Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Another strike forced them back inside until play resumed at 1:21 a.m.
    — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2017

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