controlling
Example Sentences
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And software can make it feel as if the driver is controlling a V-8 engine.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
"Now it's all about money. Customers are all about controlling their long-term electricity costs, as prices of energy have gone up."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
"Instead of controlling gene activity, it's physically going to sites of DNA damage and helping bring in repair proteins."
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Since Walter, the controlling owner of the Dodgers, became the majority owner of the Lakers in October, the Lakers have gradually reshaped front office and business operations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
There’s a shelf for video games, Adventure Time memorabilia all around, and Hailey in a beanbag chair, concentrating on the basketball players she’s controlling on Maya’s flat-screen.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing controlling
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