How to Use in control in a Sentence

in control

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  • Just like that, the Rays were in control again with a 10-6 lead.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Rapinoe stepped up to the penalty spot with the U.S. in control, up 3-2 in the shootout.
    — Andrew Laub, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The Grizzlies were in control most of the game and held a 12-point lead in the third quarter.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The Rays remain firmly in control of the top wild-card spot and have won eight of 10.
    — Brian Dulik, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This can put you more in control of your data and who gets to look at it.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • But when the playoffs open, the Kings again will be in control of their own outcome.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Soon after, Orr and Ahearn roped back-to-back hits that drove in four runs and put the South Team in control.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
  • The mom of seven also came up with the top answer on the board and remained in control of the game.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 23 July 2024
  • And the ones who will find an audience will be more in control of their fate.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
  • On the climb, employees are in control of their own goals.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • These are no damsels in distress; these are femmes in control.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2023
  • People in the grip of an addiction are, in a sense, not in control of their own lives.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The Celtics were in control for most of the night, but did struggle to deliver the final blow.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • So we should be completely used to the idea of not being in control in that way.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • She’s always been in control — of her image, her life and her body.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
  • Quinn Ewers looks in control right now, along with the defense.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Brittany is in control of their left arm and leg, while Abby controls the right.
    — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
  • In left-handers, the right hemisphere is in control of the dominant hand.
    — Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The men in pink pressed the Monterrey midfield the rest of the half and were in control of the game heading to intermission.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Still, the Tigers were in control with a 3-0 lead heading into the final four innings.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Keeping employees in control is the first part of the equation.
    — Jared Spataro, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • Feeling in control of his money brings peace, Mr. Sabree said.
    — Juli Fraga, New York Times, 5 July 2023
  • Netanyahu ruled out any arrangement that leaves Hamas in control of any part of Gaza.
    — Matthew Lee, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
  • An appeals court judge rebuffed Trump’s push to pause the New York trial, but agreed to leave him in control of his holdings for now.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • And really, that the natural order is that men should be in control and should be strong.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • But more than 24 hours on from this surprise attack, Israeli forces are still not fully in control on the ground.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The job was a poisoned chalice; even then, gangs were estimated to be in control of more than half of Port-au-Prince.
    — Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Catalino stands there in filthy clothes, a man lost to addiction, demons now in control.
    — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • But Friday night, the team took matters into its own hands and put itself in control of its destiny.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Levy, the Texas Realtors general counsel, said the language on bonuses puts buyers in control by providing transparency about compensation.
    — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 29 July 2024

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