How to Use the corridors/halls of power in a Sentence

the corridors/halls of power

noun phrase
  • The grotesque and the absurd demand their place in the halls of power, too.
    — Phil Klay, Time, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But away from the halls of power, the picture was rather different.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • These views have long existed within the halls of power, but the protests have added to their prominence.
    — Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Trump, then new at the job, was just getting his footing in the halls of power and not ready to stomp on everything.
    — Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
  • And don't stop sharing the stories of those who do not have access in the corridors of power.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Yet those siphoning off the supplies were rich and well placed in the corridors of power.
    — Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
  • This criticism rarely sparks debate in the halls of power in Beijing.
    — Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
  • These were carried out not on the financial markets but in the corridors of power.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Kennedy represents a movement that has long been outside the mainstream but now finds itself in the halls of power.
    — Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Currently, these questions are being mulled over in the corridors of power, well before the rest of us have the chance to form our own answers.
    — Mike Pearl, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But there is another movement, rarely heard in the halls of power, of people who want more dialogue and less escalation.
    — Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But in the corridors of power in Baghdad and Tehran, politicians were planning the crackdown.
    — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Other female senators echoed her concern about their lack of representation in the halls of power.
    — Brittany Shammas, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Rachel Roubein and Caroline Kitchener, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • In the corridors of power, some are in the right and some are in the wrong, but more importantly on the ground, millions are caught in crossfire, suffering.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
  • That changes, of course, when updates touch the halls of power, as with the recent coup plot against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • Martelly, who has since been sanctioned by Canada, brought drug traffickers, kidnappers and gang leaders to the corridors of power.
    — Monique Clesca, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
  • The tone-deaf response by college students and left-wing activists has been matched by statements from the halls of power that are equally callous toward Palestinian lives.
    — TIME, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The images reverberated through the halls of power at the Elysee Palace in Paris, thousands of miles away.
    — Stephanie Busari, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That high-profile role raised Bakewell’s visibility citywide, giving him a license to operate from the halls of power to the city’s most troubled blocks.
    — Sandy Banks, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
  • The author takes us into the halls of power but also highlights the workers, investors and entrepreneurs whose strategies were distorted by years of near-zero interest rates.
    — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022
  • When Janine accepts a fellowship with the district, her optimism makes for an uneasy fit in the halls of power—and with the rest of the Abbott teachers.
    — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Arguably only John Maynard Keynes walked as easily in the halls of power, academia, newsrooms, and public-speaking venues.
    — Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Outside the halls of power, many liberals in the region saw the United States as a champion of civil liberties and human rights.
    — Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2023
  • On the streets of Israel and in the corridors of power, a standoff over the government’s plan to take greater control over the country’s courts was as heated as ever on Thursday.
    — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • With the right training and support, women can accelerate their entry to the halls of power and change the governing dynamic with more collaboration and empathy.
    — Patricia Russo, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2024
  • After nearly two and a half millennia, the Jews are back in Israel and messianic messengers stalk the halls of power in both Iran and the Knesset.
    — Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • And Silkwood's company, Kerr-McGee, then a titan of the energy industry, held sway in the corridors of power.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The team’s run included a stunning victory over the eventual champion, Argentina, which stoked pride on the Saudi streets and in the halls of power in Riyadh.
    — Ahmed Al Omran, New York Times, 2 June 2023
  • No one embodies the status quo better than Cuomo, the son of a governor who grew up in the halls of power and spent 11 years as governor shaping his policies to please his billionaire donors.
    — Jasmine Gripper, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Through their stories, we are reminded of the power of perseverance, the importance of representation, and the imperative of ensuring that every voice is heard in the halls of power.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 28 Mar. 2024

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