eminence grise
Example Sentences
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To begin with, “it must be said that a lawyer shouldn’t do anything illegal — and that would be enough,” said Attali, an eminence grise at Davos.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2022
As a kid, Hogan hovered like a disapproving eminence grise over my fledgling attempts to become a grown-up.
From Golf Digest • Jul. 12, 2018
The Hollywood Reporter recently ran a heart-tugging profile of the once eminence grise broadcaster Charlie Rose, depicting him as “broken, brilliant and lonely”, miserably playing tennis at his $4m-$6m home.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2018
But the VMAs are not a show that grows up with you, and Ms. Swift was a virtual eminence grise here.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2012
Clinton was a rival, Gates was a Bush holdover, and Panetta is a Democratic eminence grise.
From Washington Post
