How to Use the powers that be in a Sentence
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And the powers that be in my state will not do anything about it.
—Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 7 Nov. 2022
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Maile and Hedges didn’t hit a lot but that didn’t matter to the powers that be.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
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Still, that’s the challenge ahead for Powell and the powers that be.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 29 May 2024
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Yet the powers that be still refuse to throw Dexter Jettster a cameo.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 4 Jan. 2023
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Put that in the article, so the powers that be can read it.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2022
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That’s up to the powers that be — my agent, whoever else.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023
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How did the powers that be react to time travel at first blush?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
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Clearly, the powers that be were aware that landing Queen Bey would be a tall ask.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2023
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And the beauty is in our system the powers that be don’t always get to decide.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023
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For the rest of season three, Scott’s Hazel is thriving while fighting the powers that be as the founder of her label.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
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For starters, the powers that be believe that Billups will be a huge selling point for players.
—oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022
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But overall, were the powers that be behind Kiss and the other artists supportive for the most part?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
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At the very least, perhaps the powers that be at school could get together with the heads of kids’ sports and clubs to have a discussion.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Apr. 2024
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Small changes are occurring among the powers that be in science.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2019
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Cringe at the frustration and infighting as union leaders clash over how to take on the powers that be.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
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That’s our job as journalists — to dig where no one else is digging, to shine a light on inequities and abuse, to speak truth to all the powers that be.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
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The flurry of activity among streaming platforms in Spain over the past decade has of course not been lost on the powers that be.
—Jennifer Green, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2022
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With the atom bomb, as it was first called, J. Robert Oppenheimer brought a new kind of fire to humankind, and he too was tormented by the powers that be.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
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But administration had to deal with the powers that be.
—Shannon Rae Green, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2022
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As for whether Henry will be back in later seasons, the powers that be are giving nothing away.
—Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 8 Feb. 2023
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And that to stop us from panicking, the powers that be have installed a giant artificial light bulb in the sky.
—Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2022
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And that to stop us from panicking, the powers that be have installed a giant artificial light bulb in the sky.
—Lauren Markham, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
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Or motivate the players to further prove their worth and embarrass the powers that be.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 11 July 2023
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While a great many are highly qualified, a great many aren’t, yet the powers that be are lowering standards to let them in.
—Stanley Goldfarb, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
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And according to the powers that be, a certain body-baring performance helped him get cast.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
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Among other things, because the powers that be prevent my return.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
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First, there’s a genuine, legitimate need that’s ignored by the powers that be.
—Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
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Beyond the story of artists running afoul of the powers that be is one of a bond of deep friendship, a kinship that transcends literal logic.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
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Beginning on November 1, the powers that be will look to Renne to lead Moschino into a new chapter.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
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His close ties to the powers that be in the post-Soviet world, including Hungary, were crucial to Mogilevich’s success.
—Craig Unger, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2022
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