person of influence
Example Sentences
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He had three wives and enough reindeer to be a person of influence.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 15, 2019
“Nobody can make sense of this. This is a head-scratcher,” Emanuel said, adding, “This looks like he’s an actor, a person of influence, he got treated differently than everyone else.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2019
To the casual observer, your numerous fake Twitter followers suggest you're a social media powerhouse—a person of influence not be ignored.
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2012
Here is a field for philanthropic effort which is well worthy of the best efforts of any person of influence who will engage in it.
From Plain Facts for Old and Young by Kellogg, John Harvey
"And in which, for the first time, I begin to hope for success, if it can only receive the patronage of some person of influence."
From Clever Woman of the Family by Yonge, Charlotte Mary