be in authority
Example Sentences
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A woman who seemed to be in authority grabbed his wrist.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2011
"You, Jim," called out the fellow who appeared to be in authority.
From The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia by Champney, James Wells
The man whom the two girls imagined to be in authority over the group of people whom they had seen had promised to come to them as soon as he could help them.
From Madge Morton's Secret by Chalmers, Amy D. V.
I was known, however, to be in authority on board, which produced for me some simple hospitality, principally not very inviting lemonade—attentions that I soon found to be not wholly disinterested.
From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
"To-morrow at midnight," said the first who appeared to be in authority.
From A Study in Scarlet by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
