position of influence

Example Sentences

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Maybe he didn’t sign up for this, but here he is — a person in a position of influence being forced to make a risky choice between safety and country.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 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

Critics of Ms Dos Santos have long claimed she used her position of influence in Angola to enrich herself at the expense of the state - allegations she has strongly refuted.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023

Over the weekend, as he seeks to reclaim his position of influence in Brazil, he traveled to the interior of Sao Paulo state and appeared at a huge agriculture show.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2023

Nelson had asked for his stepson's promotion, implying that he himself would not hereafter be in a position of influence to help the boy—for he was little more.

From The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)