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
  • The concern has made its way into the halls of power, too.
    Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But away from the halls of power, the picture was rather different.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • But in the corridors of power in Baghdad and Tehran, politicians were planning the crackdown.
    Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The images reverberated through the halls of power at the Elysee Palace in Paris, thousands of miles away.
    Stephanie Busari, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • While lies and dirty-trick campaigns are not uncommon in the world of politics and business, this would be one of the first times that A.I. has been harnessed to smear a company in the halls of power in Washington.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 1 May 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Facilitating and pressuring for the two state solution needed for the grand alliance to come into being is not lost in the halls of power in Washington, Riyadh, and elsewhere.
    TIME, 20 Feb. 2024
  • These Skrulls are also trying to take over Earth by infiltrating the halls of power, but through impersonating politicians and military leaders, rather than members of the cape-and-tights set.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023
  • In the halls of power of Washington, D.C., pork is usually associated with Congress.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 12 May 2023
  • Mis antepasados came to this country with nothing but jackets stuffed with reams of $100 bills and gold bars in their suitcases and a dream of one day being elected to the halls of power to collaborate with Egyptian government insiders.
    Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • While still deeply underrepresented, Black women continue to make inroads into the halls of power, from state and local legislative and executive positions to state and federal courts.
    Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Due to this experiential gap in the halls of power, critics say, the state Legislature rarely addresses concerns specific to Black families, instead focusing on topics of interest to many white voters, like school choice and border security.
    Hannah Rappleye, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2022

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