How to Use great power in a Sentence

great power

noun

• The Grand Vizier had great power over the troops of the Khan.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
• The great powers paid lip service to their right to return but did little to help bring it about.
  — Nathan Thrall, Time, 14 May 2018
• That would give the police greater powers to restrict their movement.
  — The Economist, 7 June 2018
• Back then, Franco was the third baseman of the future, a top prospect with great power potential.
  — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 12 June 2018
• Central government is getting greater power to determine where houses are built.
  — The Economist, 10 May 2018
• The timing couldn’t have been better for Tara McElligott’s greatest power show.
  — Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 30 Apr. 2018
• This case is only the latest example of how the markets have become yet another sphere for the great powers to demonstrate their strength and undermine their rivals.
  — Cnbc.com Staff, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
• In 1928, for example, the great powers agreed to outlaw war as a new principle of international law.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 4 May 2018
• There's a great power that comes from objectifying nature and objectifying other people.
  — Clay Skipper, GQ, 18 May 2018
• But with great power comes great responsibility, and Dungey acted responsibly.
  — Solomon Jones, Philly.com, 29 May 2018
• And with great power comes great scrutiny – not least at the hands of the tabloid press.
  — Amanda Davies, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
• There can be great power in putting a name and a face to injustice.
  — Mekita Rivas, refinery29.com, 2 Jan. 2020
• But like a great power chord, the reverb has been immense.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2022
• That prompted Ren to go into a long discourse on the rise and fall of great powers.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2019
• China harbors to become a great power, and the past three weeks have shown why.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
• Words have great power, not only to change our minds but also to change our mood.
  — Andreea Vanacker, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
• How to reach the target is up to Newsom, whose team is in charge of the state prison system and wields great power over its shape.
  — Jason Fagone, SFChronicle.com, 26 Oct. 2020
• Spain was the great power in Europe as well as in South America.
  — Allan Massie, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2021
• There is great power in fashion—when it is used with intent.
  — Nikki Ogunnaike, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Jan. 2021
• There is great power in ignoring the cheap shots that do not matter.
  — Mike Sill, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
• Our small District has great power, and Congress knows it.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• The Hemons hail from a part of Europe that has long been overwhelmed by the oceanic movements of empires and great powers.
  — Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic, 6 June 2019
• People might not agree with that, but that’s Barkley’s great power and gift in these triggering times.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 27 Sep. 2019
• Salikhov throws a few leg kicks with great power behind them.
  — Todd Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
• There's going to be a big clash of the great powers eventually.
  — Fox News, 7 July 2018
• Here clearly was a man of force, vision, great power and endurance.
  — David A. Andelman, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
• Spider-Man is bringing great power to the 2021 box office.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 17 Dec. 2021
• The steering is secure, the cornering is stable, and there's great power for digging out of the turns.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2023
• Among the younger contingent, Holtje is ready to break out as someone who brings great power and control to the game both in the circle and at the plate.
  — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, 5 May 2021
• Russia and China are rival great powers whose values diverge from those of the United States.
  — Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024