be in control
Example Sentences
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He needs to be in control of a situation, no matter how trivial it is.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Those plans fell apart largely over who would be in control.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
The world number one also claimed the fourth set to be in control before Cross extended the match by taking the fifth set, including a brilliant bullseye finish to take out 126.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
If the city falls to the paramilitaries, the RSF will be in control of the entire Darfur region, where they have sought to establish a rival administration.
From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025
So Marina must have known, from very early in life, that it is possible for a woman to be in control of her own destiny.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
