How to Use authority in a Sentence

authority

noun

• She has an air of authority.
• The boss is not popular but his authority is unquestioned.
• Her southern accent lent authority to her performance.
• We reported the incident to hospital authorities.
• Local authorities are investigating the accident.
• The knife had been taken from a car in the area, authorities have said.
  — Jeff Parrott, Indianapolis Star, 13 Jan. 2020
• Our authority figures should have told us the truth from the start.
  — al, 1 May 2021
• The Dodgers hit just two balls with any sort of authority.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2022
• This is not helpful to the authorities or to the animal.
  — Cyndi Schramm, Houston Chronicle, 10 Sep. 2019
• The issue was a lack of authority, not a lack of money.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2019
• Robinson then grabbed the teen and wrestled the gun out of the youth’s hands, authorities said.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
• And rather than asking more questions, the authorities take you at your word and close the case.
  — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2019
• What good is such authority, if it is not put to use in a crisis?
  — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2022
• That record was long the source of the company’s authority.
  — Christopher Beha, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
• So that will be key for each local tourism authority to have a say.
  — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2018
• Slick conditions caused the car to leave the road, authorities said.
  — Michael Katz, idahostatesman, 23 Dec. 2017
• As authorities began to secure the area, I was told to leave the grounds.
  — TIME.com, 22 Dec. 2017
• The parole authority was to pick him up at the hospital.
  — cleveland, 13 Oct. 2021
• French was then able to gain control of the taser and tased the officer, authorities say.
  — John Sharp | , al, 7 Apr. 2023
• The authorities are done with asking you nicely to slow down.
  — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2017
• The party has the authority to pick its nominee in cases of a tie vote.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 27 June 2022
• The nuance in these posts gives them heft and authority, even when they’re couched as jokes.
  — New York Times, 5 Feb. 2021
• State plans vary depending on the rules of your state tax authority.
  — Julian Kheel, CNN Underscored, 9 July 2020
• The revision text is silent on who or what will have such authority.
  — Mary Ellen Klas, miamiherald, 12 July 2018
• The girl’s bicycle was found on the loop, authorities said.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2023
• What’s up with all those pop stars who no longer dare to challenge authority?
  — Armond White, National Review, 2 Dec. 2020
• British authorities fined Deutsche Bank over the same scheme.
  — Emily Stewart, Vox, 30 Nov. 2018
• The dead were between the ages of 5 and 7, authorities said.
  — Laís Martins and Lucas Dumphreys, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
• Haag, who lived in the basement of the house, was not at home when the mother arrived, authorities said.
  — Julie Shaw, Philly.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• Bauer has been combative with the judge presiding over her case and claimed the court has no authority over her.
  — Michael Kunzelman, ajc, 28 July 2021

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024