in one's power
Example Sentences
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But, to be insulted and defied by a rebel in one's power, what prince can bear that?
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 by Richardson, Samuel
And, as they said, many other things may be classed as good if it is in one's power to use them either well or ill.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Still, one oughtn't, if possible, to give way to these impulses: one ought to do all that's in one's power to prevent such a miserable termination to one's divinely allotted existence.
From Philistia by Allen, Grant
One must do everything in one's power to spare an honourable gentleman such a humiliation.
From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Schubin, Ossip
When one falls into distress, one should raise one's self by all means in one's power, mild or stern; and after such rise, when competent, one should practise righteousness.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
