Example Sentences

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In the end, AI will be like any other tool, destructive or productive, it is up to the wielder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Often movies end up grappling with whether the words, rites and sacramental objects of the Catholic church have power of their own, regardless of the beliefs and righteousness of the wielder.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Even if the gun was faulty, it is such an obviously dangerous object that its wielder is clearly obligated to his neighbors to handle it with an extreme level of care that Baldwin egregiously disregarded.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2023

The queen was the conduit through which power was transferred by marriage and childbirth, not its exclusive wielder.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022

“Simple fool magic. All it requires is its wielder not attempt to use it.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack