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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Away from the pitch, Beckenbauer was also an old-school captain — and by ‘old-school’, this means a relic from the days when the captain was responsible for selection and tactics, before the football manager had become all-powerful.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 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
There has been some innuendo that the all-powerful International Cricket Council board will hold an emergency meeting soon, but it is learned that nothing is planned at this stage.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 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
There has been some innuendo that the all-powerful International Cricket Council board will hold an emergency meeting soon, but it is learned that nothing is planned at this stage.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 25 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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