How to Use all-powerful in a Sentence
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The good news is that both the hype and fears of all-powerful AI are likely overblown.
— Will Oremus, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023 -
The idea that Jews are dangerous and all-powerful is a lie.
— Sacha Baron Cohen, Time, 26 Aug. 2023 -
That was exactly what the founders sought to avoid, having thrown off the yoke of an all-powerful monarch.
— Peter Baker, New York Times, 2 June 2024 -
One of the many lessons the great poem offers is that even the bravest fighters, even those most favored by all-powerful gods, will not be saved.
— Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 -
But the fact remains that in the universe of the show, it’s believed that the all-powerful John Dutton killed himself inches from the toilet.
— William Earl, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024 -
But who exactly is Knull, the all-powerful creator of the symbiotes?
— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024 -
The systems that have been built against us already have the advantage of being all-powerful.
— Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024 -
This is a signal that the all-powerful dividend magnet would pull the stock higher.
— Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 -
Let other film festivals fret about the future of the movie business and pander to the all-powerful streamers.
— Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023 -
Most colonies were run by planters or all-powerful governors.
— Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 -
Betty Gilpin stars as a nun from Reno who goes up against the titular all-powerful algorithm — yes, it’s named Mrs. Davis.
— Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2023 -
We would not be governed by an all-powerful king or sovereign.
— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 3 July 2024 -
And then there’s Jesus Christ himself, played with an air of near-silent cool by Nicholas Pinnock, only revealed to be the all-powerful man behind the robe later on in the film.
— Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024 -
Not one that isn’t blocked by an all-powerful boomer who’s been perched in a corner office since the Bush administration.
— Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 -
Some have surely written Green off as a once-promising talent who sold his soul to the all-powerful Hollywood cash grab.
— Vulture, 6 Oct. 2023 -
For the sequel, one group that West focused much of her attention on was the Bene Gesserit—an all-powerful sisterhood.
— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024 -
But also, with how fast the coaching carousel spins these days, and how all-powerful star players tend to be, a team with a leader with actual cachet goes a long way.
— Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024 -
Now’s the time to re-learn the message that a suppressive, all-powerful government cannot control every iota of life.
— The Know, The Denver Post, 9 July 2024 -
Or why did Schlumberger himself reference the brilliance of sun rays in his archival pieces or the all-powerful star in his old design sketches?
— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024 -
Our parents were neither immortal nor all-powerful—that was bad enough news.
— Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024 -
The sun was punishing us, likely for no longer worshiping it as an all-powerful deity.
— Roberto Baldwin, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024 -
Perhaps this is not the age of the all-powerful choreographer, but that of dancers finally being allowed to claim their voices for themselves.
— Madison Mainwaring, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2023 -
By the season finale, the X-Men are able to save the world again, before the core team is sent into what will be one of the key storylines for Season 2, involving the all-powerful mutant Apocalypse.
— Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 May 2024 -
For more than a week, Haiti’s all-powerful gangs have terrorized Port-au-Prince, attacking the airport, port, government buildings and at least a dozen of the city’s police stations.
— Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024 -
From director James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy followed a ragtag group of space criminals who come together to save the universe from a villain and his all-powerful orb.
— Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 May 2024 -
And if Barca don't come out of those meetings to the satisfaction of the all-powerful entorno, or environment, that surrounds the Blaugrana, he will again be taken to task.
— Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 -
There was a time when all-powerful media titans showed a tin ear towards creativity.
— Time, 28 July 2023 -
The company is sharing this to more acts, and the real benefit is that the streamer’s all-powerful algorithm takes it into account.
— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023 -
As the saga recommences, Wick has declared war on the High Table, which is not a club for standing-desk enthusiasts but rather an elite, all-powerful assassins’ council.
— Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023 -
Companies that see the all-powerful wizard and miss the man behind the curtain will make architectural decisions that lock them into another decade of more of the same.
— Mike Bushong, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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