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
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)
At the great distance we are from home it behoves some one to be in authority, if we are ever to see the Netherlands again.
From Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Forbes, George
"What d'ye mean by saying that, Jenkins?" demanded the man who seemed to be in authority, since the second one called him "sir," and seemed ready to obey his orders.
From The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island by Leslie, Lawrence J.
One very lank gentleman, in a loose limp white cravat, long white waistcoat, and a black great-coat, who seemed to be in authority among them, felt called upon to acknowledge it.
From Martin Chuzzlewit by Dickens, Charles
