kingmaker

Example Sentences

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These days, however, Mr. Sharpton is much closer to a charlatan than a kingmaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Her trajectory from New York Times opinion editor to Substack entrepreneur to apparent kingmaker within a legacy media institution perfectly encapsulates how we have confused platform with expertise and audience with authority.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

By the late 2000s, the media had fully embraced Kennedy’s role as the court’s kingmaker.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

"Every project, every sector, corruption is there," says Volcere, an electoral outlier but potential second-round kingmaker.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

In later years, I discovered that my father was not only an adviser to kings but a kingmaker.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela