powers that be
Example Sentences
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Not since Black Flag or N.W.A has a SoCal band spooked the powers that be like Dead City Punx.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
As major league owners meet this week to plot strategy, the powers that be will consider the probable push for a salary cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The powers that be have nothing to fear from Bad Bunny, specifically.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026
That's just ridiculous, so why do the powers that be often organise midweek games during these hectic final days, or even on deadline day itself?
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
Here she is, following the rules for years, working toward nothing more than being some lady’s Attendant, and the powers that be decide she’s too pretty for such drudgery and ship her out west.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
