How to Use control in a Sentence

control

1 of 2 verb
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  • She struggled to control the cart as it rolled before her down the steep, bumpy road.
  • Xavier wants to be the tougher team and control the space around the basket.
    — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, 28 Dec. 2019
  • The best way to control the insect is in the crawler stage when the scale first hatch.
    — oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Joe Haden could not control the ball on his way to the ground.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Preet, one thing this judge could control is the timing of the case.
    — ABC News, 11 June 2023
  • The Browns used their run game to control the game and ran out the clock in the fourth quarter.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Cincinnati controlled large swaths of the field in the second half.
    — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The founders control roughly 35% of its shares and sit on its board.
    — Cara Lombardo, WSJ, 14 July 2021
  • This way, teams control who else can join their group on the app.
    — Dallas News, 20 July 2021
  • There are ways to control who can (and can’t) see you on Snap Map.
    — Haley Samsel, USA TODAY College, 21 June 2017
  • That could damage the blades and the devices that control them, or throw a blade.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2018
  • The long and short of it is that this country has failed badly to control the spread of the virus.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
  • The thing that keeps me coming back is the dial that controls it all.
    — Brent Rose, The Verge, 20 Nov. 2018
  • What about the people who control which voices get heard in the first place?
    — Annabel Gutterman, Time, 12 May 2021
  • The best of the best even seem capable of controlling time.
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • His sisters have used them to control him and steal his food.
    — Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Aaron was thick, stocky and not able to fully control his body.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The Senate could save a woman’s right to control her own body.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
  • Thompson, a junior point guard, controlled play on both ends of the floor.
    — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 7 Dec. 2019
  • To help control them, keep debris away from the flower bed and don’t let the soil get too wet.
    — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2021
  • How does this not take away a woman's right to control her own body?
    — NBC News, 8 May 2022
  • There are some things very few people can control, and one of them is hair type.
    — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Out of sight, out of mind, is one of the easiest ways to control this issue.
    — Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2019
  • But did your dad take away your power and control your cash until the age of 40?
    — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Railroads are more profitable than the banks that control them.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 Sep. 2022
  • What exactly are ghost guns, and what can be done to control them?
    — The Economist, 9 Apr. 2021
  • But these facts do not control the motion before the court.
    — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
  • Wa State controls nearly as much soil as the Netherlands.
    — Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Stanford controls the ball well enough that its balance should shine as the game goes on.
    — Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 6 Sep. 2019
  • But there are features that set it apart, like the drip-free pour spout that helps control the stream of coffee and prevent it from splattering or leaking down the side of the carafe.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2024
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control

2 of 2 noun
  • To cut down on competition, the government passed price controls on prescription drugs.
  • In fact, the end of the movie is about the fight for control of the Oasis.
    — Kevin Krewell, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • By that point, though, the Tigers were in control, 4-2.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2022
  • By the time the air tankers arrived the next day, the blaze was out of control.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 4 July 2019
  • Drunk Elephant puts the control in the hands of the customer.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Half of the train rolled out of control away from the other half.
    — Dan Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The fire crews took over an hour to gain control of the flames, James said.
    — Jane Florance, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The Saints don't want to lose Williams, but that might be out of their control.
    — Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 20 Jan. 2021
  • And with that speed, with that control, and making the right plays?
    — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The control remained mold-less, while the piece touched with clean hands appeared the same.
    — Fox News, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Pat Robertson in the control room for his 700 Club TV show.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 8 June 2023
  • Hand pulling or digging seedlings is the best method of control.
    — Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
  • There is a lot at play when discussing the control of oil prices.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The scandal forced him to abandon a bid to take control of Sky.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 21 Sep. 2023
  • It might be said that the party would lose control of its brand.
    — Joseph O’Neill, The New York Review of Books, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The Zags went on an 18-2 run to take complete control of the game in the second half.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
  • It is not known which pilot was in control of the aircraft at the time of the deadly crash.
    — Liz Friden, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The team sprayed a third group of trees with distilled water as a control.
    — Katie Camero, Science | AAAS, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Those are the types of aspects a point guard can — and needs — to help get into control.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Still the project would remain under the city’s control.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022
  • Their lives spiraled out of control, through hell and back.
    — oregonlive.com, 5 July 2019
  • The second half was a battle for control of the midfield.
    — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The blooms occur when colonies of algae grow out of control.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 8 July 2019
  • Crews are working to strengthen control lines along the northeast corner to the south edge of the fire.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The police will obey orders, and the regime will remain in control.
    — Andrew J. Nathan, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Through no fault of their own, their budgets are out of control and are about to hit the buffers.
    — The Economist, 18 June 2020
  • The Irish state exerts an enormous amount of control over schools.
    — Mike McShane, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • Fire crews got the fire under control within a few hours.
    — CBS News, 27 May 2021
  • Pai Yang regained control of the market in January 2023 through an order from McAdams.
    — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The committee was disbanded in late 2022, after Republicans won control of the House.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024

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