The phrase "forced into submission" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to be made to surrender or submit against one's will or by using force. Example: The small country was forced into submission by the invading army, who had a much stronger military force. Another example: After hours of intense interrogation, the suspect finally broke and was forced into submission, confessing to the crime.
It is no surprise to learn that bright girls forced into submission do not go willingly.
It is not known whether smaller states were forced into submission or joined of their own volition.
In the one country where the radical left took power, Greece, it was forced into submission by north European social democrats.
In 1733 François Robichon de la Guérinière published École de cavalerie ("School of Cavalry"), in which he explained how a horse can be trained without being forced into submission, the fundamental precept of modern dressage.
Without doubt nerves played their part in the first set, and apart from occasional flashes of brilliance the Scot was simply crushed, forced into submission by a player who had remembered how to win the big matches again and who had no Nadal, the only player to beat him in a slam final, on the other side of the net, Murray had seen to that.
Women are more reserved; they have been forced into submission and obedience.
The quarter-milers who have faced him, however, have been forced into deferential submission by his dominance.
After reading the book, Gray discovers Léone is a victim of a Vampyr and that the Vampyr also can have humans forced into her submission.
Women would be routinely beaten by their husbands and forced into silent submission, unable to attend community meetings and have their voices heard.
Yet Goebbels forced Furtwängler into submission, and the conductor's subsequent failure to publicly protest against the Nazi regime's crimes damaged his post-war reputation.
Being seen had always meant being forced back into submission and being shamed for my inability to conform.
