hidden hand

noun

1. an unknown force or influence believed to be the cause of certain, often unfortunate, events

Example Sentences

Ike guided with a "hidden hand", writes Princeton political scientist Fred Greenstein.

From The Daily Beast

But the hidden hand came out of the shadows on Election Night, introducing the victorious Senate candidate.

From The Daily Beast

Samuel P. Jacobs on the 2012 GOP presidential hopeful's hidden hand.

From The Daily Beast

I shall call rebutting evidence to prove up to the hilt that the hidden hand is again at its old game.

From Project Gutenberg

Our protean enemy took his most fearful form in the War when he became a Hidden Hand.

From Project Gutenberg

You needn't expect mercy from her, unless I keep her down with a strong hand—the Hidden Hand.

From Project Gutenberg

As she stepped in through the long open window Durham saw she was carrying a heavy revolver in the half-hidden hand.

From Project Gutenberg

Some hollowed out their own graves and waited patiently beside them for the hidden hand to strike.

From Project Gutenberg