have the say
Example Sentences
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“I’m cautious about my health. But I should have the say – respond to my health concerns the way I want to,” Yoder said.
From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2020
Army Corps of Engineers will have the say about what kinds of projects would justify the costs.
From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2014
Those people sitting up in the booths along the wall are the high muckity mucks who have the say so to get a movie started or not.
From Newsweek • Mar. 8, 2010
In La Paz, Bolivia, where city officials supposedly have the say on who does business where, the women openly buy and sell prime stalls like seats on the stock exchange.
From Time Magazine Archive
"So you're acting foreman," said I. "Why, somebody has to have the say, I reckon."
From The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains by Wister, Owen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
