wielding

Example Sentences

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Last year, a mural unveiled on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building - depicting a judge wielding a gavel over a protestor - was also quickly erased.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Activism isn’t just about wielding guns and throwing rocks but organizing online, in the classrooms and among households.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

In any case, a person with the psychology of a malignant adolescent is unlikely to think very far past the conviction that wielding awesome powers of destruction is cool.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

There is little precedent establishing that a bar may sanction an attorney for wielding the powers of government unconstitutionally.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Håkon, still wielding his rusty sword, spun to look behind them.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack