wield

Object

• sword: Have you ever wished you could wield a sword with the same.. .
• ax: Where would you wield the ax in order to save the Library?
• maniac: A crazed machete wielding maniac attacked children in St. Luke's Infants School, Blakenhall.
• paintbrush: But he is equally adept wielding a paintbrush: in his spare time, he is a keen amateur artist.
• machete: We could tell by the way the drivers were getting out wielding machetes.
• scalpel: The person wielding the scalpel is likely to gain most from the experience.

Preposition: as

Modifying Another Word

• still: There is no doubt that the leaders of the world's eight largest economies still wield enormous power.
• actually: No. Go for the possible: the men who had actually wielded the knives or fired the guns.
• often: Historically, husbands have often wielded great power over their wives.
• now: Many people have long suspected that many multi-national organizations now wield more power than national governments.
• already: You must continue the treatment with a hand already wielding five giant talons.
• also: I hadn't been certain whether I should go on first or second - the first act also wielding a guitar.

Used with why or when

• when: I guess that's the power you wield when you're one of the world's greatest player.
• what: At this point Anselm wields what is perhaps his most controversial premise.

Preposition: in

• hand: The weapon must be wielded in both hands at all times to either cause damage or to parry.
• world: Questions What different sorts of power can people wield in the modern world?

Preposition: of

• power: But the challenges inherent in the wielding of power presented some of our internal oppositionists with the opportunity to ratchet up the rhetoric.
• weapon: Dual wielding of weapons is present and correct, as is the painfully pitiful ability to store sod all ammo.

Preposition: with

• hand: It is a long wooden rod, wielded with two hands, the upper half of which is covered with studded iron strips.