forcibly prevent

Frequency: 7.514.1 per million words

To stop someone from doing something or stop something from happening, using physical power.

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Examples (20)

  • Security guards forcibly prevented the protesters from entering the building.
  • The police had to forcibly prevent the protesters from entering the building.
  • The authorities will forcibly prevent anyone from tampering with the evidence.
  • His parents tried to forcibly prevent him from leaving the country.
  • He was forcibly prevented from leaving the quarantine facility.
  • Security personnel were trained to forcibly prevent unauthorized access to the restricted area.
  • New barriers forcibly prevent crowds from pushing onto the tracks.
  • Despite their resistance, they could not forcibly prevent the demolition of the historic monument.
  • Officers are forcibly preventing fans from storming the pitch.
  • The new regulations aim to forcibly prevent the illegal export of cultural artifacts.
  • The court order allowed police to forcibly prevent the march from proceeding.
  • The referee had to forcibly prevent the two players from fighting on the field.
  • They cannot forcibly prevent you from seeking medical care.
  • Activists attempted to forcibly prevent the logging company from clearing the forest.
  • Guards used shields to forcibly prevent the crowd from breaking the cordon.
  • The border patrol was instructed to forcibly prevent any attempts at illegal crossing.
  • Residents were forcibly prevented from returning to their homes after the explosion.
  • She stood her ground, ready to forcibly prevent anyone from harming her family.
  • The emergency decree would forcibly prevent people from gathering indoors.
  • Measures were implemented to forcibly prevent the spread of the highly contagious disease.