wield

Example Sentences

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Our dependence on satellite technology means that private citizens now wield enormous power over communications, transportation and war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The most prominent reason is that governments — the biggest customers of defense companies — wield an outsize influence over their fortunes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

They rediscover it in the 2015 installment after prior generations wield it -- albeit another model -- in earlier franchise films.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“They wield the power of nature and the power of the people. You can’t overstate their contribution to coastal protection.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

In their view of the world, certain men and women, given the right circumstances, could wield more-than-human powers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann