How to Use authority figure in a Sentence

authority figure

noun

• There may not be any authority figure to tell you how to manage your life in a functional, stable way.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2023
• An authority figure may reward you when the sun aligns with Saturn.
  — USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• Ellsberg would look back with a sense of loss and mistrust — his father, the authority figure, had failed to keep his family safe.
  — Hillel Italie, Fortune, 16 June 2023
• Gemini May 21 – June 20 An authority figure might seem to be out to get you today.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 24 May 2024
• The perception of me being an authority figure or someone that makes a difference in this world and is known.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023
• So was having an authority figure ask her to do something.
  — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• An authority figure may propose a new way of doing things today.
  — USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
• Gemini May 21-June 20 Winning the approval of a stern authority figure could seem urgent now.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
• The man standing at the podium has the steady, stentorian voice of an authority figure, someone who issues orders and expects them to be heeded without question, and the look of a zealot in his eyes.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
• The problem is when an authority figure assumes that spinning a whimsical yarn is a problem.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2023
• A little common sense Don’t let teenagers, especially girls and young women, be left alone with a cop, a priest, a minister or any other authority figure.
  — Washington Post, 26 June 2024
• There are unquestionably times when children need to get an authority figure involved, Kalman says.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
• Also, her Capricorn ascendant showed a person with a tremendous amount of stamina, who was (quite literally) born to be an authority figure in life.
  — Women's Health, 4 May 2023
• As the emotional Moon joins frustrating Chiron in your ambition sector, an authority figure could be pushing you around in a way that triggers old wounds.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• Heyward has been one of the most impactful veteran additions, emerging as both an authority figure and wisdom-imparting mentor for a team in flux.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• But in a lot of ways … the most important takeaway, whether the person is a authority figure, a music mogul (or) an actor, is that these individuals leave in their wake mothers, fathers, sons and whole families destroyed.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
• Virgo August 23 – September 22 Your attention to detail can win you the approval of an authority figure today.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
• There’s a lot of pressure on you right now to perform, meet impossible demands, or satisfy an unforgiving authority figure who’s not cutting you much slack.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024
• The breakout character: Dean Hardscrabble, the imposing but reasonable authority figure at the school with a memorable design and the regal voice of Helen Mirren.
  — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
• An authority figure may act in a way that triggers sensitivity.
  — USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
• The Saunders are Hasidic Jews, with Danny apparently destined to succeed his father as rabbi and authority figure.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2024
• But when David relapses, Verghese must navigate their relationship and his role as an authority figure.
  — townandcountrymag.com, 4 June 2023
• Words can hurt, particularly if a peer or authority figure’s unexpected criticism or comment hits a nerve for you.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
• Virgo August 23 – September 22 Support from an authority figure or powerful person might be right around the corner.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2024
• April 20 – May 20 Thoughtful comments from a respected authority figure can nourish your current sense of security.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
• At the risk of reducing an extraordinarily versatile actor to just one sweet spot, it must be noted that Tom Wilkinson had a particular genius for playing the gruff authority figure with a wry twist — a hidden streak of zany rebellion.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• The difference is perhaps because the rifle association video features a cartoon bird called Eddie Eagle rather than an authority figure, Bushman said.
  — Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 18 July 2023
• Accidentally or purposefully, this authority figure could be holding you back rather than lifting you up!
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024
• Taurus April 20 – May 20 Thoughtful comments from a respected authority figure can nourish your current sense of security.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2024
• Cancer June 21-July 22 An authority figure could currently be displaying a bad attitude toward you.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2023

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024