position of power
Example Sentences
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The intrigue in this case is not just about Murrell's position of power as a long-serving chief executive of the SNP.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Satire only works when the object of ridicule is in a position of power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
The story moves forward in time, with Paul Atreides now emperor, trapped in a position of power he never wanted and presiding over a holy war carried out in his name.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026
Now, having been restored to this position of power with no one to stop him, he's settling accounts.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025
Here was this woman in a position of power who looks like me, a woman of such grace.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
