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Example sentences for "main strength"

  • To which he received the following note: "I can't stop you from coming, Steve, except by going to New Haven and holding you by main strength.

  • He took the young man by the arm and led him, almost by main strength, close to the lighted window of the station.

  • He was angry, and I could see that he was holding himself in by main strength.

  • And he got in the lands that rich men retained by main strength.

  • And some of the castles he took by main strength.

  • These had to be put in the mouths of the cows by main strength, and held there till from force of habit the animal began chewing, swallowing and "raising" again.

  • Thereupon Addison and Thomas laid hold of him, and lifted him to his feet by main strength.

  • Old Peg was very loath to leave the barn, and we had to drag her out by main strength.

  • He twisted, by main strength, a panel out of the palings near the house, and led the way to the great front door.

  • Were they seized and circumcised by main strength?

  • At first I was all for goin' after her right away and bringin' her back by main strength, if I had to.

  • I could hardly carry her to the trap by main strength.

  • He fell in love with her and carried her off by main strength, as you might say.

  • This was a matter of main strength, for the gale was fighting mad.

  • The smallest air-shaft had to be wrung out of him, as it were, by main strength.

  • The crowd is hardly restrained by the policeman and the undertaker in holiday mourning, who clear a path by main strength to the plumed hearse.

  • Certainly you do not want to reform men by main strength, drag them into righteousness by the hair of the head, as it were.

  • Gabriel Carnine and an ox team, prepared to take the county records by force and haul them home by main strength.

  • Hendricks' voice was low, and he was repressing the agitation in his heart by main strength.

  • By main strength, by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy weight by main strength.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "main strength" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    came and; certain school; corresponding member; either cheek; five lines; forced smile; foreign troops; honest livelihood; large country; life that; main army; main body; main force; main line; main lines; main object; main road; main strength; maintain himself; maintain the; maintain their; prolonged period; roaring fire; second letter; strange adventures; would say