grey eminence

British  

noun

1. the English equivalent of éminence grise

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Example Sentences

Trevor Kavanagh, a grey eminence among journalists, used his Feb. 13 column in the newspaper to fire a shot across management’s bows, decrying a “witch hunt” against the title: It is important our parent company News Corp. protects its reputation in the United States and the interests of its shareholders.

From Time

The habitual viewer knows that it has industry, because Winston Grimsley, a fuddy financier, is the grey eminence of these modest family fortunes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Brezhnev was Nikita's man in Kazakhstan during the first two critical years of the Virgin Lands program, has subsequently acted as the Kremlin's grey eminence in handling major problems in industry, space and defense.

From Time Magazine Archive

Iraq's grey eminence, ex-Premier Nuri asSaid, who had risked most in making Iraq the only Arab nation to join the pact, came to Ankara with more specific demands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Costa himself, no longer content to play Brazil's great grey eminence, was more than willing.

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