How to Use the powers that be in a Sentence

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• And the powers that be in my state will not do anything about it.
  — Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 7 Nov. 2022
• One day, the powers that be had pulled her aside and gestured to her hair.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
• This is just like what the powers that be have been marketing.
  — Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
• Maile and Hedges didn’t hit a lot but that didn’t matter to the powers that be.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
• Which is probably why the powers that be cast Rudd in the part.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
• Yet the powers that be still refuse to throw Dexter Jettster a cameo.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 4 Jan. 2023
• Or maybe the powers that be have realised that was always going to be a stretch too far.
  — Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
• And the sooner the powers that be make this seachange in their thinking, the better.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
• Small changes are occurring among the powers that be in science.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2019
• Still, that’s the challenge ahead for Powell and the powers that be.
  — Alena Botros, Fortune, 29 May 2024
• Where working class folks stage electoral upsets against the powers that be.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
• That in turn has led us to this moment, when the powers that be are seeking to undo those gains.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
• And the beauty is in our system the powers that be don’t always get to decide.
  — Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023
• But along the way, the powers that be began to play fast and loose with continuity.
  — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
• The shtick was that the powers that be had changed their minds after seeing a recut version.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
• This also gives them a chance to impress the powers that be in games against major league talent.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
• There was an excitement, and then it would just get watered down a little bit by the powers that be.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 June 2024
• Clearly, the powers that be were aware that landing Queen Bey would be a tall ask.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2023
• For starters, the powers that be believe that Billups will be a huge selling point for players.
  — oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022
• Among other things, because the powers that be prevent my return.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• The only way this changes is if the powers that be agree to both a set of rules, and enforcement, that can hold up in court.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
• Not for the powers that be — or for the working-class people who covet the mushroom as a way to get rich, too.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
• Both sports are moving into new eras following decades of neglect by the powers that be.
  — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 12 July 2025
• Cringe at the frustration and infighting as union leaders clash over how to take on the powers that be.
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
• It’s set in a world where the powers that be actually want people to starve, suffer, and die.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
• So far, no official word from the powers that be at Netflix, nor from Viall et al.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
• First, there’s a genuine, legitimate need that’s ignored by the powers that be.
  — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
• Also, the powers that be want aircraft to be easy to evacuate in an emergency.
  — New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
• Or motivate the players to further prove their worth and embarrass the powers that be.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 11 July 2023
• As for whether Henry will be back in later seasons, the powers that be are giving nothing away.
  — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 8 Feb. 2023