There was nothing to do but take the place through sheer force of will.
He changed history by the sheer force of his will.
She had pulled herself together through sheer force of will.
If it came to that they might turn and break through the line by sheer force.
Some of them were large men who took what they wanted by sheer force.
These are the chief threat in terms of sheer force.
Through sheer force of will, he brought them to our cause.
Perhaps by the sheer force of something whose name I do not know.
He has managed to do so, at times through sheer force of will.
He seems to do it by sheer force of will.