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Example sentences for: wield

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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.
If and when they come to wield responsibility themselves, these critics drop their objections and adopt the same policy.
An organization like al Qaeda, headquartered in a country on the other side of the earth, in a region so poor that electricity or telephones were scarce, could nonetheless scheme to wield weapons of unprecedented destructive power in the largest cities of the United States.
Also like Liberace, Versace understood how to wield theatrical magic.