powerful nation

Example Sentences

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The capital of the most powerful nation on earth appears to be without a vital, fully functioning newspaper to cover it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

We’re the most powerful nation in the world.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

It also wants to establish itself as the most powerful nation in the Persian Gulf region, where its chief rival is Saudi Arabia, an American ally.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

While attending church with the former president of the most powerful nation in the world is an attraction, people are not necessarily packing churches to hear just any government leader teach Bible study, she said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

In Salinas we were aware that the United States was the greatest and most powerful nation in the world.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck