controlling
Example Sentences
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For many of his scenes, two puppeteers manipulated rods controlling his body.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
And software can make it feel as if the driver is controlling a V-8 engine.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Shinsegae's subsidiary E-mart owns a 67.5% controlling stake in Starbucks Korea, while the remaining share is owned by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Sony Pictures Television has acquired controlling interest in the reality TV production company behind “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “Vanderpump Rules.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The epithelial cells have the ability to constrict to change the absorption of light, controlling the subject’s color and texture on a cell-by-bell basis.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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