position of influence
Example Sentences
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Married to prominent medical malpractice attorney Daniel Broderick, she maintained a position of influence and popularity in the ritzy La Jolla community where the couple raised their four children.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
"It was wonderful to read that because he is in a position of influence and I've always had a huge amount of respect for him," Mr Farley said.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
As a company not dependent upon such funding, Colossal is perhaps in a unique position of influence and safety to speak out.
From Salon • May 15, 2025
“He needs to be the mover and fixer. He approaches people who are in a position of influence — he made an effort to come close to you if you were a person of consequence.”
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023
There he might hope for quick advancement, because his cousin, also named Nathaniel Bacon, had attained a position of influence, and because he was related to Lady Berkeley, wife of the governor.
From Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
