The phrase "using violence" is correct and can be used in written English.
An example sentence might be: "The government responded to the protests by using violence to disperse the crowd."
I believed Iraqis were using violence to achieve political goals.
The police were using violence to discourage people from demonstrating".
But it can also undermine peace talks without using violence.
"Short of using violence," he added, qualifying that pledge.
It said she was guilty of using violence against flight attendants.
The authorities are increasingly using violence to keep a lid on things.
"But I would prefer that he stop using violence and negotiate instead of kill.
But he added that the settlers would not play into Mr. Arafat's hands by using violence.
But every day we would be up late talking about why people are using violence".
"They both believe in using violence to achieve their political goals".
Though rare, there is talk among some young Tibetans of using violence.
