living force
Example Sentences
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It must preserve memory as a living force, capable of shaping civic courage and alerting us to the dangers of silence, complicity and ideological manipulation.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2025
The law was part of a settlement with the Whanganui Iwi, comprising Māori from a number of tribes who have long viewed the river as a living force.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
But if approached with irreverence, you can feel the living force of an extraordinary and particular mind at play.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
Even their deceased mother, heavy in a casket that her family nearly loses a few times on their difficult journey, is a living force to be reckoned with.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2017
To make that sympathy a living force in your behalf, it must be proved that you are in earnest, that nothing sordid lies behind this dissatisfaction.
From Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)
