How to Use force the issue in a Sentence

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• The idea was for the Aussies to force the issue, pressure the Canada back line, set the tone.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
• But Mayfield might need a change of scenery and force the issue.
  — cleveland, 17 Mar. 2022
• The Saints have the league's best run defense, so Drew Lock will have to force the issue more.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2020
• And even as more running backs went off the board in the fifth round, the Cowboys didn’t force the issue.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2024
• The Hoosiers lacked ball movement and often tried to force the issue.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2023
• Trailing by 10 with five minutes to play, the Saints tried, and failed, to force the issue.
  — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 17 Jan. 2021
• Bad things happen when one player tries to force the issue.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2021
• And when the bell rang for the second inning, tried to be on the attack, be on my toes and force the issue a little bit more.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2023
• And when the bell rang for the second inning, tried to be on the attack, be on my toes and force the issue a little bit more.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2023
• The effort failed, of course, but the debt tsunami may force the issue sooner rather than later.
  — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
• The fact is that on a roster that features Butler, Lowry, Herro and Oladipo, there is no need to force the issue.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
• The company might be smart to try and force the issue, at least from Wall Street’s perspective.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
• But not much elsewhere in support. – That, at times, has Oladipo attempting to force the issue.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
• This kind of effort is likely to need some kind of real-world incident to force the issue.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
• But as the season goes on, maybe some of the true freshmen can force the issue and make their own opportunities.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2022
• The Musketeers can't get flustered by that or force the issue after a long layoff.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2022
• But does McCarthy have enough Republicans on board to force the issue?
  — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
• Fletcher Cox, making his second impactful stop in as many plays, helped force the issue and Haasan Reddick brought Jones to the turf.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
• Mayer, though, also has older players ahead of him and may force the issue anyway.
  — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2020
• That could force the issue onto the agenda of more House Republicans, a move that is likely to turn off swing voters.
  — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
• To be blunt - districts are still remote because of an unwillingness to wrestle with the unions in order to force the issue.
  — Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
• Stafford will not force the issue of establishing himself as a leader.
  — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2021
• The Mexican got one final look for the lead that Ericsson defended and O’Ward knew not to force the issue.
  — Jenna Fryer, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2022
• There's so much inertia on passwords around the world that even a player as big and influential as Google can't force the issue overnight.
  — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2023
• And while the interior D-line is probably their biggest weakness, there is no need to force the issue if the right player isn’t there.
  — Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2022
• In other cases, defenders may force the issue by blatantly trying to make a play on the ball and risking injury to avoid the call.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022
• Adding to the complications for the speaker is calls from his right flank to force the issue of border security as part of the spending showdown.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
• Almost all recalls are voluntary, except in rare cases where the agency sues to force the issue.
  — Washington Post, 24 June 2021
• The pandemic continues to force the issue of what movies people actually want to watch, and where.
  — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
• But sometimes, for players in Sharp’s position, there can be a tendency to force the issue or feel pressure.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024