force field
noun
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: a special charm, aura, or spirit that can influence anyone in its presence
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: something resembling a force field especially in intensity that restricts or impedes movement toward an area or object
… soldiers … formed an olive-drab force around the launch site.—
Beth Dickey
Beth DickeyLegislators put up a force around the proposed bill.
Examples of force field in a Sentence
an entrepreneur whose force field is intense enough to make you share in his dreams
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Perhaps he’s protected by an invisible force field.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
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But force fields don’t heal anything.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Perhaps he’s protected by an invisible force field.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The South China Morning Post stated that this molecule uses its rigid, bulky structure to physically shield the iron core from chemical attack, while its strong negative charge creates a force field that repels leaking particles.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
But force fields don’t heal anything.
—Archana Shrestha, Time, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for force field
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“Force field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20field. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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