How to Use wield in a Sentence

wield

verb
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  • The man was wielding a gun.
  • Can he wield a hammer?
  • He wields a great deal of influence over his students.
  • The United States can—and must—wield its power for good.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Here, three ways to wield it, inspired by the spring runways.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
  • One man was seen on video wielding a folding chair to use against the boaters.
    — Remy Tumin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
  • To wield the gavel was his life’s whole grail and summit.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2023
  • And now Google is trying to wield EU law against Apple.
    — David Meyer, Fortune Europe, 8 Nov. 2023
  • In the video, the rapper dances with both the devil and a Grim Reaper-esque Death figure, who wields a scythe.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Feng wields the Jin Gu Bang, a legendary staff made of gold and iron, kills demons and gods alike, and often just can’t stop.
    — Yue Wang, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Once again the ostensible premise is power — its use, abuse and the fight over who gets to wield it.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Waititi has earned the right to wield the series hammer.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2022
  • In naked-mole-rat societies, the royals do not wield scepters or don crowns.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2022
  • So there would still be power to wield, even in the minority.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2022
  • These ideas aren’t just reminders of the plot but tools to wield in the game and thematic anchors to mull over while playing it.
    — Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
  • No shots have been fired, and Connell said officers have not seen the man wielding a weapon.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
  • Second, the person who would have been wielding the bat likely would have dropped it, and there was no such weapon found at the scene.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Here at Bon Appétit, many staffers wield scissors for both kitchen prep work and serving.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 10 July 2024
  • Each of the leaders of these two Americas wields power in his own way.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Carl is the host of a public-television how-to show, instructing viewers on the ins and outs of wielding a brush.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The god refused and then attempted to kill Gorr, but the Necrosword chose Gorr to wield it in his dying moments.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 5 July 2022
  • Here’s what to know about Ukraine, as Russia is accused of using hunger to wield power and the battle for the Donbas goes on.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 25 May 2022
  • This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
  • But both Nippon and U.S. Steel are wielding sticks and carrots to make this happen in spite of the politics.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
  • How great does a player have to be in order to rightfully wield such power?
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 June 2022
  • At the start of the film, Thor is exiled on Earth and deemed unworthy to wield his hammer, which has crashed into the desert in New Mexico.
    — Wired, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2023
  • But for the most part, Santa was wielded as a threatening figure.
    — Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Evil-Lyn is Skeletor’s second-in-command and wields a magic wand topped with a crystal orb.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Of course, the leverage that Biden has been willing to wield over Netanyahu has always been limited.
    — Andrew Payne, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
  • And dedicated fans are not the only ones wielding these newer tools.
    — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024

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