How to Use hold sway in a Sentence

hold sway

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• Even with the power of the Premier League, that still seems to hold sway among ambitious players.
  — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• Quality, consistency and craftsmanship hold sway over trendy bites and Instagram flash in SouthPark's food and drink scene.
  — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
• At a time when few women held sway in Tinseltown, Wood insisted on choosing her own roles, demanding equal pay to her male costars, and negotiating ownership stakes in her films.
  — Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
• The idea that our future selves can hold sway over our present-day selves is an adorably Nolan-esque notion that plays out across pictures like Memento, Interstellar, and Inception.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
• Ronaldo’s onetime Real Madrid teammate Luka Modrić, 40, of Croatia won player of the tournament at the 2018 World Cup, although his ability to hold sway over the midfield for 90 minutes is inevitably on the wane.
  — David Hickey, NBC news, 2 July 2026
• Ronaldo’s onetime Real Madrid teammate Luka Modrić, 40, of Croatia, won the player of the tournament award at the 2018 World Cup, although his ability to hold sway over the midfield for 90 minutes is inevitably on the wane.
  — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026