wield

Example Sentences

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The most prominent reason is that governments — the biggest customers of defense companies — wield an outsize influence over their fortunes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

They rediscover it in the 2015 installment after prior generations wield it -- albeit another model -- in earlier franchise films.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

In the commercial a woman uses it to design a website for her furniture refurbishment company, which, given the advent of Grok, is the least nefarious possibility one could wield with such a capacity.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

The U.S. could theoretically wield the most negotiating power and secure low prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Things just keep going as long as memory can wield its ax, always finding a soft part in your mind to cut through and enter.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak