- present participle of wield.
wielding
Example Sentences
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Only a true and blustery hero can string it, much as we believe that only Damon can win a knife fight by wielding a pen.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Khanna, 49, had been in a van with his team when they were surrounded by settlers wielding M4 rifles on Wednesday, he told Reuters news agency.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Union leader Dave Regan has spent decades wielding California’s ballot system against the healthcare industry.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
In Seattle's Ballard district, a drag queen was wielding a microphone and putting on a show ahead of the World Cup meeting of Iran and Egypt.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
And there she comes, strawberry-haired Nancy Drew, the girl sleuth, so American and so sure of herself, wearing a round collared blouse and a pencil skirt, wielding her magnifying glass.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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