How to Use the corridors/halls of power in a Sentence
the corridors/halls of power
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The grotesque and the absurd demand their place in the halls of power, too.
—Phil Klay, Time, 17 Aug. 2023
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But away from the halls of power, the picture was rather different.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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Yet those siphoning off the supplies were rich and well placed in the corridors of power.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
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This criticism rarely sparks debate in the halls of power in Beijing.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
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These were carried out not on the financial markets but in the corridors of power.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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But in the corridors of power in Baghdad and Tehran, politicians were planning the crackdown.
—Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The images reverberated through the halls of power at the Elysee Palace in Paris, thousands of miles away.
—Stephanie Busari, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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