Example Sentences

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The departures came as Beijing cracked down on the country’s once-freewheeling technology industry over antitrust concerns and fears that China’s technology giants were wielding too much influence over society.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2022

He swung his arms wildly as if he were wielding a machete.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2017

It was also the putter that Ben Hogan and Sam Snead were wielding in photos or their rare appearances on television.

From Golf Digest • May 22, 2017

“They knew they were wielding a stick and not a carrot.”

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 22, 2010

Long ere this, an observer acquainted with the weapons they were wielding, could have seen that of the two Kearney was the better swordsman.

From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Reid, Mayne