wield
verb (used with object)
to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
are wielding
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present progressiveof wield.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The ultrawealthy are wielding their growing fortunes to glide through a rarefied realm unencumbered by the inconveniences of ordinary life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
The unique thing about this project is that it's parliaments themselves that ask to be audited: “Please come and see if we are wielding our power in the interests of democracy.”
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
By eliminating consumers’ choice, these large companies are wielding their power and absolving themselves of being held publicly accountable.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2024
At the same time, U.S. detainees' friends and families are wielding public pressure on the administration.
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2022
Two pictures are drawn on life's beaten page, The faces once seen have ripened with age; The purpose of each, their loved ones a dower, And conflicts of life are wielding with power.
From Poems A Message of Hope by Mary Alice Walton
