kingmaker

Example Sentences

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The two years he'd spent ruminating over the Big Lie and attempting to play kingmaker from afar had left him rusty.

From Salon

Known as the “Godfather of Lagos,” after decades as a kingmaker in Nigerian politics, Tinubu is running on the slogan “It’s my turn.”

From Washington Post

Trump continues to hold tremendous sway over the GOP and has sought to make himself a kingmaker since losing the 2020 presidential election.

From Seattle Times

Unless Republicans gain control of the Senate next year and eliminate Vice President Harris as a tie-breaking vote, McConnell will not be judicial kingmaker but just another grumbling political bystander.

From Washington Post

That has turned the West Virginia Democrat into a kingmaker in the evenly divided chamber.

From Seattle Times