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Example sentences for: wield

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I believe Jimmy Carter was the only Democratic president of the 20 th century to convincingly wield hand tools.
Parker is remembered as "a larger-than-life field general who could wield the entire arsenal of the magazine to tell a story with power, insight and drama."
If and when they come to wield responsibility themselves, these critics drop their objections and adopt the same policy.
American skeptics worry that Putin might wield too much state power over the economy and society, thereby undermining both capitalism and democracy.
The girls wield branches of the holy sakaki tree and dance to an orchestra composed of wooden clappers (hyoshigi), plucked zither (koto), mouth organ (sho), and the oboe-like hichiriki, together with flute and drum.