hold sway
Example Sentences
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This is unlikely to hold sway, as Forest discovered in 2024 when they were docked four points, as it is a sign of sporting benefit from payments made to players.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s small, fast-attack boats hold sway in the strategic waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Sure, AI is having a big impact, but in the broader U.S. economy, other factors still hold sway.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
Mexican authorities have repeatedly denied that cartels control the country, though security experts say that organized crime does hold sway over vast swaths of Mexican territory.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025
“There is a secret pass here in the north, a place where I hold sway, where Hannibal once crossed when he marched against Rome.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
