What does the word perforce mean?
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Usage examples for perforce
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No
eye
but
my
own
has
ever
seen
them,
and
now
none
ever
will
see
them,
excepting
those
of
one
whom
I
must
perforce
trust
to
find
them
for
me,
and
bring
them
to
me
for
destruction."
– The Rosary by Florence L. Barclay
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He
had
spent
his
time
among
folk
to
whom
science
and
literature
were
matters
of
indifference,
and
whose
knowledge
was
of
a
limited
and
special
kind;
he
himself,
having
no
time
to
spare
for
loftier
studies,
became
perforce
a
practical
man.
– The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)--Continental Europe I by Various
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And
while
Mrs.
Constable
had
not,
as
she
perceived,
shaken
his
conviction,
the
very
vividness
and
unexpectedness
of
a
confession
from
her-
had
stirred
him
to
the
marrow,
had
opened
doors,
perforce,
which
he,
himself
had
marked
forbidden,
and
given
him
a
glimpse
beyond
before
he
could
lower
his
eyes.
– The Inside of the Cup, Complete by Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009