forced entrance
Example Sentences
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Judge Oliver, the incumbent, refused to recognize his claim, and Miller invoked the ever-responsive military powers; the soldiers forced entrance to the office and inducted the claimant.
From When the Ku Klux Rode by Damer, Eyre
How far away that silent waiting at the cloister door, the clamour at the gate, the forced entrance, the slipping away through the church!
From The King's Achievement by Benson, Robert Hugh
Here Robespierre attempted suicide to avoid arrest, when five battalions under Barras forced entrance to assault the Commune party, of which Robespierre was head.
From Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes by Judy, J. M.
He had peremptorily banished Esmé Elliot from his heart and his hopes, though she still forced entrance to his thoughts and would not be denied, there, the precarious rights of an undesired guest.
From The Clarion by Stevens, William Dodge
The forced entrance of the Baron had thrown consternation into the family.
From The American Baron by De Mille, James
