brute force

Idioms  

1. Also, brute strength. Savage violence, unreasoning strength, as in We hope that reason will triumph over brute force. Although this expression is also used literally to mean exceptional physical power, the figurative sense reflects the origin for brute, which comes from Latin brutus, for “heavy, stupid, unreasoning.” [First half of 1700s]

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Example Sentences

And by the sheer brute force of its size, bond markets force both the subjects of its wrath, and the investors that rely on them, into submission.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

But, he added, “I don’t believe that you take this brute force, across-the-board approach to AI in the business.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Unlike LIV Golf, which it has been frequently compared to, R360 does not have the brute force of Saudi Arabian state money behind it.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

But then, Sorrentino conceived Pius as a conservative hardliner who would have favored brute force anyway.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

The very substantial financial investment involved in backing and launching an insecticide may be swept away as the insects prove once more that the effective approach to nature is not through brute force.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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