Example Sentences

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Stanislav Kutuzov felt the drillhead he was controlling smash into the rock more than 100 metres below him high on a glacier in the Pamir peaks of Tajikistan.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

The bizarre texts began in April, but it wasn’t until Naiping Hou’s birthday on May 3 that his son began to suspect someone else was controlling his father’s phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

He dated actress Amber Heard, giving her Teslas as gifts, but she later worried they were bugged, because she said he was "controlling."

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

The report also highlighted that the cruise ship's master and tug masters did not have a "shared understanding" of the plan of the Clydeport pilot, who was controlling Hebridean Princess at the time.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

I could see he was controlling himself with great effort.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok