How to Use call the shots in a Sentence

call the shots

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• No one is immune from the tech transformation—not even the CEOs calling the shots.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 July 2026
• Kids and teens are increasingly calling the shots on family vacations.
  — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 14 July 2026
• Some are owner-operators who call the shots at their own businesses, while others are constrained by platform rules or client contracts.
  — Maria Flynn, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
• Developers often stop feeling responsible for the whole project because someone from outside the team is calling the shots.
  — Marcin Nowak, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
• The Guard, now calling the shots, has sought to exploit Americans’ distaste for conflict and make the establishment of a ceasefire as painful as possible for the White House.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026