Example sentences for: wielding

How can you use “wielding” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • At the start of the new millennium, Edinburgh is once again wielding true political power on behalf of its fellow countrymen: The “Scotland Act,” passed in November 1998, transferred control of domestic policy from London back to the Scots for the first time since 1707.

  • One antagonist says Putin was dubbed "Stasi" (the name of the former East German secret service) for wielding behind-the-scenes power.

  • "The Standard," as he called it, used this strategy first in the "Cleveland Massacre" of 1872, wielding a contract with the railroads that promised preferential rates and taking over 22 of 26 competitors in the blink of an eye.

  • United game, a section called the "Barra Brava" is jammed with Salvadorans and Bolivians wielding noisemakers.

  • According to the critics, Wolf is somehow wielding all this undue power without earning her consulting fee.


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