hold sway over
Example Sentences
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“These groups also hold sway over many of the communities where an estimated 200,000 mine workers live.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Analysts say her departure as party leader could mark the end of the family's dominance in Thai politics, though some believe the Shinawatras still hold sway over Pheu Thai.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 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
These fearsome carnivores, known for their splotchy fur and cackling “laughter,” form complicated social networks in which high-ranking females hold sway over males and other, less dominant females.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 29, 2024
Surrounded by numberless forces, which are all superior to him and hold sway over him, he aspires by his nature not to have to suffer any injury at their hands.
From Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller by Friedrich Schiller
