in one's power
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I don't agree with you," said a gentleman whom I did not know; "impatience sometimes seizes one towards the end of an undertaking, and one employs the readiest means then in one's power.
From Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici by Various
"But is it always in one's power to pass on one's possessions?" questioned Max.
From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
To what a gigantic growth the temptation must rush up each time that one thinks she is utterly in one's power!
From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.
One should, when one is dying, preserve one's life by any means in one's power without judging of their character.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
And, as they said, many other things may be classed as good if it is in one's power to use them either well or ill.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
