pulpit
Example Sentences
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The surgeon general wields a powerful bully pulpit for health advice, and helps oversee the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
“The truth is that when you are police chief you have a bully pulpit, and what you say or fail to say is important.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
As an incumbent, Bass will always have the advantage of her City Hall bully pulpit, said Fernando Guerra, political science professor at Loyola Marymount University.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
The Health Secretary has also used his bully pulpit to attack products he views as toxins, including pesticides and fluoride in water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
He sighs, fixing his eyes on the large wooden cross sitting behind the pulpit, and I remember what I overheard.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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