be in authority
Example Sentences
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A woman who seemed to be in authority grabbed his wrist.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2011
I was known, however, to be in authority on board, which produced for me some simple hospitality, principally not very inviting lemonade—attentions that I soon found to be not wholly disinterested.
From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
However, we won through the mouth of the mine without violence, but here a huge Lakonian who seemed to be in authority held up his hand and blocked our way.
From Priestess of the Flame by Wright, Sewell Peaslee
It is a painful revelation, and the moral which it teaches us is, to be gracious to other poor suppliants if it ever comes to our turn to be in authority.
From The Daughters of a Genius by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
"To-morrow at midnight," said the first who appeared to be in authority.
From A Study in Scarlet by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
