all-powerful
adjective
all-pow·er·ful
ˈȯl-ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl 
: having complete or sole power
an all-powerful leader
Examples of all-powerful in a Sentence
that country's monarch was never an all-powerful ruler, but one who shared power with a parliament
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Florentino Perez, Madrid’s all-powerful president, has been talking about altering their ownership model for some time.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Charles eventually returns to Earth to help his X-Men defeat Bastion, an all-powerful human and robot Sentinel hybrid, but the team is flung through time in the process.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
But while Orwell envisioned this happening through a repressive, all-powerful state, Huxley imagined something more insidious: people surrendering their freedom willingly, lulled into obedience by pleasure and distraction.
—Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The Emerald City, where Dorothy and Co. trek to visit the all-powerful wizard, is vast, striking and very, very green.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Charles eventually returns to Earth to help his X-Men defeat Bastion, an all-powerful human and robot Sentinel hybrid, but the team is flung through time in the process.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
But while Orwell envisioned this happening through a repressive, all-powerful state, Huxley imagined something more insidious: people surrendering their freedom willingly, lulled into obedience by pleasure and distraction.
—Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The Emerald City, where Dorothy and Co. trek to visit the all-powerful wizard, is vast, striking and very, very green.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for all-powerful
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“All-powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-powerful. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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