powers that be
Example Sentences
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Not since Black Flag or N.W.A has a SoCal band spooked the powers that be like Dead City Punx.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
But ultimately, the argument was a fabulous spectacle; zippy and podcast-y—the muscular elements of style that the powers that be assert the Democrats are missing.
From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025
They could fund — and did — projects that weren’t commercially viable, that went against the status quo and the interests of the powers that be.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
"The powers that be don't seem to understand the skills required for this ward to function."
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025
Here she is, following the rules for years, working toward nothing more than being some lady’s Attendant, and the powers that be decide she’s too pretty for such drudgery and ship her out west.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
