How to Use power base in a Sentence

power base

noun

• Most of her power base is in the city.
• Both candidates are doing whatever they can to raise money from their power bases.
• The power base in Hollywood has changed more in the last six months than the previous six years.
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2020
• But there are three questions aimed at Correa and his power base.
  — Jim Wyss, miamiherald, 1 Feb. 2018
• Whatever the cause, it cannot be doubted that dense urban areas are, and long have been, power bases for the left.
  — Lyman Stone, WSJ, 25 June 2019
• Cosa Nostra top boss even while a fugitive and had a power base in the port city of Trapani, in western Sicily.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2023
• This 7-foot beach umbrella takes the stress away with its twist-in power base which secures it thoroughly in the sand.
  — Korin Miller, Forbes, 8 June 2021
• Even more worrisome is the present Eurasian axis’ power base.
  — Michel Gurfinkiel, WSJ, 29 July 2022
• While a charging cable is included, there’s not a power base that comes with it.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
• Even Haftar’s power base in eastern Libya is paying a price.
  — Mohammed Abdusamee, Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug. 2020
• American owners of teams do not act as proxies for the government or serve as the power base for a tyrant.
  — New York Times, 4 Mar. 2022
• This 13-piece set comes with the power base, two large cups, two flip-top lids, two handled lip rings, two comfort lip rings, a hard-cover recipe book, and more.
  — Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2018
• Google has as entrenched a power base as any tech company.
  — David Dayen, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2018
• Once in place as president of the NPC, Manion developed his own power base.
  — John Sullivan, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
• Nevertheless, the Houthis, whose power base lies in the mountains of northern Yemen, formed a coalition of convenience with Saleh to launch their coup.
  — The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
• Pride in the military runs deep in Russia, and Putin is delivering messages of strength that shore up his power base.
  — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2018
• Diaz has a South Florida power base and the backing of billionaire Michael Bloomberg.
  — Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Dec. 2020
• Once considered a contender for the top position, the elder Li had his own power base built from rising up the ranks of the Communist Youth League.
  — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
• Bullies rarely attack those with a power base or allies, fearing that the allies may rally support for the target and against the bully.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2019
• The kettle’s durable and scratch-resistant design sits on its power base that operates with a one-touch function.
  — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
• Griveaux was central to Macron's bid to control the French capital and build a local power base for his party in mayoral elections next month.
  — NBC News, 14 Feb. 2020
• In practice, however, the technocrats by themselves lack a power base: both the PA nomenklatura and Hamas would oppose their rule.
  — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2024
• Ward power base for years, is among those identified as getting a ComEd subcontract.
  — Ray Long, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
• But the framers’ basic idea—to divide political power based on a count of the people—was a good one, a radical advance on the status quo in Europe at the time.
  — Andrew Whitby, Time, 17 Apr. 2020
• If there are more because of this bill, shame on every legislator who voted for it, who earned more of a power base for it, who got a few more votes in their next election.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Mar. 2022
• Instead, Parikh, the infrastructure maven, used the event to make announcements about backhaul and low-power base stations.
  — Jessi Hempel, WIRED, 17 May 2018
• Without undercutting the power base of the tycoons, there is no way of resolving this problem.
  — Time, 2 July 2019
• But the predominantly white power base wasn’t receptive to the sudden change.
  — German Lopez, Vox, 20 July 2018
• Kim Jong Un executed his uncle in 2013 for allegedly building a power base to rival the leader.
  — Thomas Grove, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2017
• DiBella said Currey has the support of the commission’s Hartford delegation, which has been his power base for years.
  — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024