in control
idiom
1
: in the position of one who makes decisions
He always wants to be in control.
2
: not overly upset or excited : calm and able to think and act in a sensible way
In spite of the pressure to pass the test, he felt calm and in control.
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With the Hurricanes in control, leading 35-3 in the second half, Cristobal emptied the bench and let the program’s future shine.
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Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
By Friday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
As women’s health has gone underfunded and underdiagnosed for millennia, many preventive medicine advocates and doctors further champion personal testing as a way for women to feel more in control of their health.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2025
But the Romans repeatedly defeated the Carthaginians, and by 146 BCE the great city of Carthage was sacked and destroyed, leaving the Romans in control of a vast swath of the Mediterranean coastline, including many territories that had once been under Carthaginian control.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
By Friday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
As women’s health has gone underfunded and underdiagnosed for millennia, many preventive medicine advocates and doctors further champion personal testing as a way for women to feel more in control of their health.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2025
But the Romans repeatedly defeated the Carthaginians, and by 146 BCE the great city of Carthage was sacked and destroyed, leaving the Romans in control of a vast swath of the Mediterranean coastline, including many territories that had once been under Carthaginian control.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in control
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“In control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20control. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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