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• Massachusetts, might be wielded to justify curbing individual liberties without caveat.2020 April 10, Joan Biskupic, “The 115-year-old Supreme Court opinion that could determine rights during a pandemic”, in CNN, archived…. From the entry Jacobson
• That meant her captor was either an incantor—no other demonic breed possessed and wielded magick—or a practitioner.2019, Suzanne Wright, Shadows, Piatkus, →ISBN. From the entry incantor
• This Mendo was a kid, and he wielded an ōdachi that he couldn’t carry right.2019, J[oshua] B[rian] M[cCabe] Patrick, “Mendo’s Shadow”, in Angelos Odyssey, volume 2, Indiana: Shingen Blue Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry ōdachi
• The deadbolt tumbled, and Jess cracked the door, wielding a plunger.2019 February 7, M. C. Vaughan, The Reluctant Princess, Champagne Book Group, →ISBN, page 55. From the entry potty dance
• Fingers and Thumbs immediately started rushing around, wielding their iron bars as if going into battle.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN. From the entry flush out
• Because viewcounts wield so much power in search rankings, they are a contentious subject among YouTube uploaders.2012, Kiri Miller, Playing Along: Digital Games, YouTube, and Virtual Performance (The Oxford Music/Media Series), Oxford University…. From the entry viewcount
• All one, two, or three-digit members are merely shadows of the Ultimate Defence us five-digiters wield.2009 May 29, Guest Emanick, “Archived copy”, in Sal's RuneScape Forum, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2024. From the entry digiter
• The wafflier the piffle, the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.2008 November 27, “Walking: More than gadding about”, in The Economist. From the entry piffle
• The Boy shakes his head and the Toby comes on to the market wielding a claw hammer.2006, David Eldridge, Market Boy, →ISBN, page 29. From the entry toby
• Wielding his flashlight like a lightsaber, Kyle sent golden shafts slicing through the swirling vapors.2004, Rob N. Hood, Beyond the Wind, Binghamton, N.Y.: Southern Tier Editions/Harrington Park Press, →ISBN, page 1. From the entry lightsaber
• Olimar: 'This shocker was one of several weapons wielded by the nightmarish titan dweevil.2004, Nintendo EAD, Pikmin 2, Nintendo (Treasure Hoard: Shock Therapist). From the entry shocker
• They were wielding the tools of their livelihood, but as weapons – scythes, hoes, loys, billhooks.2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 28. From the entry loy
• No Jute is left to wield a sword to save this hoard.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 40. From the entry jute
• This weapon was a staff, which was grasped, by the person wielding it, in both hands.1922, Walter Libby, The history of medicine in its salient features, page 12. From the entry naboot
• Over the humblest peon family they wielded supreme sway through their fat itinerant friars.1918, John Lewin McLeish, High Lights of the Mexican Revolution: Some Previously Unwritten History of the Beginning and Growth of…. From the entry third sex
• It's like a mystical journey where your acupuncturist becomes the Gandalf of pain relief, wielding tiny needles instead of a staff.2023, Lily N. Sinclair, The Ancient Wisdom of Acupuncture: Applying Traditional Principles to Modern Life, Shuttle Systems Limited. From the entry Gandalf
• They wore masks and wielded blue, gun-shaped thermometers.2020 January 31, Dake Kang, “The shunned: People from virus-hit city tracked, quarantined”, in AP News, archived from the original on 15…. From the entry common cold
• The most powerful of mages wield the greatest influence.2020, Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, Dragon Age: Blue Wraith, page 7. From the entry magocracy
• Itosu wielded an ōdachi, greaves, and gauntlets.2018 August 20, C. R. Jenerette, chapter 7, in Elementium, Bloomington, Ind.: Abbott Press, →ISBN. From the entry ōdachi
• The savagery with which Michael Hofmann can wield a hatchet has earned him unlikely fans outside the literary circuit.2016 April 9, Philip Oltermann, “Michael Hofmann: ‘English is basically a trap. It’s almost a language for spies’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry hatchet
• Instead, she hastens straight to the boudoir of the queen who chose celibacy as a means of wielding power.2014 February 7, Kathryn Harrison, “The body politic”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry body politic
• Facing the business end of the large revolver was bad enough, but the man wielding the gun was off his hinges.2012, George R. Appelt Jr., Shepherd's Fall, page 153. From the entry off one's hinges
• Any piece of curriculum, devoid of an opportunity to wield it, suffers the same fate as unutilized Spanish instruction.2011, Tim Wagle, Paul Theobald, “Connecting Communities and Schools: Accountability in the Post-NCLB Era”, in Paul R. Carr, Brad J.…. From the entry use it or lose it
• On the other hand, schools have seen the very real and devastating effects of classmates wielding words like weapons.2011 September 15, Lisa Belkin, “Preschoolers, Name Calling and the Authorities”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry name calling
• Jemma is surprised to hear her name called and she shyly walks towards the outstreched hand wielding the plastic Valentine’s rose.2010, Meg Fargher, Helen Dooley, The Adolescent Storm - A Handbook for Parents, Penguin Books, →ISBN. From the entry Valentine's
• “Harald!” Rath shouted, still wielding the dagger, “get the kids—get them out!” And he continued to back away.2007, Michelle West, The Hidden City (A House War Novel), DAW Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 382. From the entry weaponsmaster
• I'm wielding the camera from over Henry's shoulder, zooming in on Jesse's chubby cheeks and blissed-out smile, recording his blurpy chuckles.2006, Kim Moritsugu, The Restoration of Emily, page 81. From the entry blurpy
• Physicians wield a great deal of power.1996, Kevin Hogan, The psychology of persuasion, page 60. From the entry great deal
• Harvesting, before the arrival of the mechanical canecutter, was performed by large numbers of workers wielding long knives.1995, Glenn R. Conrad, Ray F. Lucas, White Gold, page 17. From the entry canecutter
• Marc starts wielding that old Frankfurtian bludgeon.1989 April 30, Martha Bayles, “Taking Sitcoms Seriously”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry Frankfurtian
• It was used as a political weapon by those who wielded power to get rid of their antagonists and their enemies.1982 December 18, Siong-huat Chua, Sam Sasha, Philip Fung, “Hong Kong And The Emergence Of An Asian Gay Consciousness”, in Gay Community…. From the entry flush out
• SERVANT (Imitating the style of his master) The awful armgaunt knight who wields the Gorgon, shaking three shadowy plumes.1979, William Joseph Myles Starkie, The Acharnians of Aristophanes, page 195. From the entry armgaunt
• The Forum itself would always, henceforth, wield a strange kind of mesmeric fascination upon the mob demagogue or would-be putschist.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 150. From the entry putschist
• It was a bright day, therefore, for those who wield the power of the press fluently with one finger when Mrs.1923 May, the Tatler, “High Life in Hollywood: The Playhour of the Playfolks”, in Myron Zobel, editor, Screenland, volume VI, number 8…. From the entry scribess
• Hyslop’s wielding of the old-time charge of materialism seems futile.1908 March 20, Joseph Jastrow, “Notes and News”, in Frederick J[ames] E[ugene] Woodbridge, Wendell T. Bush, editors, The Journal of…. From the entry propagandum
• Tech moguls streamed into Washington; some sat behind the President during his Inaugural Address, a signal of the power they would wield.2025 December 11, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo, “The Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year”, in Time. From the entry reserve
• How could human hands assemble something so devastatingly powerful and hold it steady; what human mind could wield it without exploding from the inside out?2019 December 9, qntm, “Wild Light”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 191. From the entry wrench
• “They have used this designation as a weapon and they have wielded it against conservative organizations that refuse to accept their orthodoxy.”2018 August 8, Laura Jarrett, “Sessions: Group that backed baker who turned away gay couple not a ‘hate group’”, in CNN, archived from the…. From the entry ADF

Meaning of wield

1. verb To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
2. verb To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.
3. verb To command, rule over; to possess or own.

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How do you use wield in a sentence?

Wield is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The question isn't whether AI will reshape human society—it's whether its engineers will wield that power thoughtfully.”

What is a short sentence with wield?

“Itosu wielded an ōdachi, greaves, and gauntlets.”

What does wield mean?

Wield means to handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.