power trip
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of power trip
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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"It just shows him for what he is. It's a power trip."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The armorer in the calls referred to jurors in her criminal case as “idiots,” and said that Sommer was on a "power trip."
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2024
The head of the Institute, the ominously named Dr. Finnegus Pummelcrush, is a warty-handed, drippy-nosed technocrat on a killer power trip.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
Offshore allows selective impunity as the ultimate power trip.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2021
All of it is a kind of power trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2017
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