How to Use in authority in a Sentence

in authority

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• This is common sense, so rarely found in people in authority.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2024
• Thousands of families know this all too well, as do those in authority.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022
• Men in authority gave him a cold feeling and upset his stomach.
  — Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2022
• Rash actions might get you into trouble with those in authority.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2020
• Dorsey, brought up in the projects of Tampa, had this habit of lowering his gaze from those in authority.
  — Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2020
• Quite a lot of people in authority are reaching the conclusion that taking cars off the road might be a fine idea.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2024
• This is also a great time to look for a better job, launch a business or seek to win the affection of those in authority.
  — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
• No one in authority even deigned to offer words of condolence to the shellshocked and grieving.
  — New York Times, 1 Aug. 2021
• Nevertheless, a parent, a boss or someone in authority might help you and take your side.
  — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
• In some societies, people may be fearful of vaccines, but have a strong trust in authority.
  — Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2020
• This is a wonderful day to talk to bosses, parents and people in authority.
  — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
• This could be a standoff with someone in authority or a shift in a group dynamic as a result of one’s values.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
• Price said Kennedy and others in authority have a duty to be accurate.
  — David Ingram, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
• With his imposing stature, Walsh often was cast as someone in authority.
  — Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
• Nevertheless, a boss or someone in authority might rain on your parade.
  — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
• These mistakes should disqualify any person in authority who endorsed them and should never be made again.
  — Josh Mazer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
• Bosses and people in authority might look upon you favorably, which is why this could be the day to ask for permission or approval.
  — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
• But no one in authority has responded to that criticism or explained why homes near the leak weren’t evacuated and whose call that was.
  — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
• If the allegations are true, Vicky White wouldn't be the first woman in authority to fall for a man behind bars.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2022
• Rubik takes pride in his ability to self-teach, and bristles at the idea that those in authority are in the best position to impart knowledge.
  — Hope Reese, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2020
• In recent interpretations, these words have been understood as a call for those in authority to act more justly.
  — Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
• In addition to this, bosses and parents see you in such a positive way that some of you will kindle a romance with someone in authority.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
• Nevertheless, this is an excellent day to talk to bosses and people in authority.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
• Buscemi plays variations on fathers, father figures or people in authority who maybe shouldn’t be.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
• However, bosses, parents and people in authority might throw you a curveball.
  — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
• As a result, bosses, parents and people in authority will listen to you and respect your suggestions.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
• Nevertheless, a boss or someone in authority might want an invitation from you or some kind of sign of interest.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
• Fortunately, later in the day these feelings pass and, in fact, a boss or someone in authority will be reassuring to you.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 July 2025
• The victim said in her statement that Carmichael’s actions have left her with anxiety, distrust in authority figures and fear.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2021
• The performance as a whole was presumably the ultimate in authority.
  — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 29 Nov. 2022