How to Use brute in a Sentence

brute

1 of 2 adjective
  • They used brute force to open the door.
  • But brute force still worked, too.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
  • If north east, then flee it, man and brute.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The first attempt was brute force.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The only way to catch gaps is brute-force audits.
    — Praful Saklani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The new system avoids this brute-force approach.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Josh Jacobs ran with brute force on high volume.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Not softly, but with brute force, with grit and toughness, heart to match his hands.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
  • May it never be eroded by the brute force of an arm wielding a knife.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • In the end, what mattered was the balance of power and brute force.
    — Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Almost two dozen people began to pull with brute force.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • These people come at night and take everything with brute force.
    — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
  • Something earned with brute force, with Oettinger on his rear end.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There are some goal scorers who thrive through brute force and muscling their way through when there is no space at all.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The only way to get some of those rare elements is to just brute force your way through it.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Trump, of course, has long revelled in threats of brute force, both veiled and explicit.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2022
  • If that happens, put the bottle on the floor between your feet and pull straight up with brute force.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2021
  • It will be won or lost through brute force, strategy, teamwork, and valor.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2022
  • To our clients, a sweep is a show of brute force, rather than an invitation to come inside.
    — Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Rayan gave Mykolenko a torrid time, beating him with trickery, pace and brute force.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Donald of Deliria is wallowing in brute force.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The industry's answer is brute force.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • But climate change means that these brute-force methods that have worked for centuries won't always cut it.
    — Mick Krever, CNN, 5 Nov. 2021
  • In other words, a vehicle has to have some brute strength under the hood to conquer it.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2021
  • All that many people could initially see was the brute randomness of death.
    — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Rogério will reveal himself to be the result of a brute creation but will be the victim of a tragedy.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • For size and brute force, the Wildcats can match any opponent in any setting.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But the immune system has sensed that something is wrong, and spurs a more brute force reaction.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 2 June 2026
  • As such, fans will be treated to a show of finesse and maneuvering rather than brute-force speed.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Femi regained control, tossing Uso to the mat with his brute strength.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026

brute

2 of 2 noun
  • Let go of me, you brute!
  • Some shacks pushed scrawny birds, others served brawny brutes.
    — Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 8 Feb. 2018
  • The brute then calmly takes her purse and saunters back up the stairs.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The arrow double-lunged the brute, and even nicked the heart.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Though the case was a slam dunk, a corrupt judge had let the brutes off with no jail time.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Lafite has always been a wine prized more for its finesse than its brute strength.
    — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2018
  • This brute-ute is more than just a straight-line rocket, however.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Hobbs, of course, manages to keep the chopper from flying off with his sheer, brute strength.
    — Travis M. Andrews, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2019
  • Some are slow and heavy brutes that have tons of health while others are slightly but deal more damage.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • But still, Wenger stands out in front, arms out, ready to take the full brute of the stones cast towards his team.
    — SI.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Bay Hill was a brute before the round was halted for just over an hour because of heavy rain.
    — Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • But for weeks, he was painted as a brute and a thug in the trial of the three White men who killed him.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The white men, the decent ones as much as the brutes, have the answers, the power, the agency.
    — A. O. Scott, New York Times, 26 July 2017
  • Mihály is a brute who mistreats his mother.
    — Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Bond is a caveman with an Omega, a misogynist with gadgets, a brute in a tux.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Gone is the notion of a center as a lumbering, slow-footed brute who blocks shots and dunks.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2022
  • For example, my friend has a brute of a silver Lab that’s a fine upland hunter.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The rush to paint Smith as an evil brute or a violent man feels anti-Black.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • And what better way to force that out of her than to put her up against a brute of a man who has all the confidence in the world?
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Just tell him to play smart and not go out there and try to always use your brute strength, especially against the pass rush.
    — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 14 Sep. 2017
  • In the beauty of the world brute necessity becomes an object of love.
    — Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Judge, demonstrating his brute strength, hit a changeup off the end of his bat 414 feet over the left-field wall.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Shinnecock was still a brute of a test, but the red numbers on the white scoreboard were an unfamiliar site for this course.
    — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Alvarez would learn how to adapt with brute strength while Golovkin would learn how to deal with versatility and speed.
    — Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 2 June 2017
  • The brute then begins to foot-stomp the woman – and does so seven times – and spits on her, according to police and the video.
    — Fox News, 14 Mar. 2022
  • These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
    — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
  • The system analyzed the patterns in the passwords and could narrow down likely ones much faster than the brute-force method.
    — Adam Janofsky, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
  • Large steel-blade snow pusher This pusher by Bully Tools is a brute of a shovel.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2018
  • The psychology that Bryk wrote for these young men is the key as to why these brutes are more lovable than unbearable.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
  • This time the closing hole was a brute, the toughest at Harbour Town on Sunday.
    — ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026

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