Sentence examples for as wielded from inspiring English sources

As wielded by Mr. Shepard, horse racing becomes a potent metaphor for his notion of the American dream as a rigged, adrenaline-hyped game of chance.

Its subject is power itself, as wielded by a woman who was the victim of a cruelly abusive father, one who makes the indifferent father in "The 400 Blows" look positively Park Slope.

And yet as wielded by Kathleen Turner's Sister Jamison Connelly in "High," the sensation-stuffed drama by Matthew Lombardo that opened Tuesday night at the Booth Theater, the withering retort ultimately achieves better results than more soothing approaches.

It is wonderful to see some of the best of this work float free of the Greenbergian claims for greatness and inevitability, propelled by the fantastic soft power of brilliant color, big scale and judicious amounts of pristine raw canvas -- especially as wielded by Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland and Jules Olitski.

The view of women as wielding considerable manipulative powers offers an interesting counterpoint to the usual descriptions of male dominance.

Many see his words as wielding food as a tool to buy votes in the campaign — or to intimidate hungry people who might consider voting against him.

In practice, he is seen as wielding significant political power not just in Brussels but also as a trusted intermediary with Berlin.

But then Pablo Sandoval happened — three times — and Barry Zito channeled an ace and third base sent a meek out by Angel Pagan bounding into never-never land for a double and Bruce Bochy isn't so much managing as wielding a magic wand.

In a 2011 interview with The New York Times, he described political journalists in his day as wielding real power, in contrast to their heirs today, who often appear to be at the mercy of the campaigns they cover.

The White House and allies portrayed the president's move as wielding administrative powers to accomplish what congressional Republicans have failed to achieve: fostering more coverage choices while tearing down the law's insurance marketplaces.

Radnor, Pa.-based Airgas also sells gasses as well as wielding products and safety equipment.