be in the power of
Example Sentences
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Without it he would be in the power of any spindling gambler who faced a dishonest ace.
From Mountain Blood A Novel by Hergesheimer, Joseph
It ought to be in the power of no man to arrive at such a decision.
From Freehold Land Societies Their History, Present Position, and Claims by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
In a word, it would be in the power of such a force, or combination and opposition of forces, to turn the earth again to its original chaos.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various
He felt his life to be in the power of each of those blackguards, with whom, in wretched equality, he had been drinking on the previous evening.
From The Macdermots of Ballycloran by Trollope, Anthony
It seems almost incredible that I should be in the power of such a small child.
From Girls of the Forest by Meade, L. T.
