How to Use power base in a Sentence

power base

noun
  • Most of her power base is in the city.
  • Both candidates are doing whatever they can to raise money from their power bases.
  • The power base in Hollywood has changed more in the last six months than the previous six years.
    Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • But there are three questions aimed at Correa and his power base.
    Jim Wyss, miamiherald, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Whatever the cause, it cannot be doubted that dense urban areas are, and long have been, power bases for the left.
    Lyman Stone, WSJ, 25 June 2019
  • Cosa Nostra top boss even while a fugitive and had a power base in the port city of Trapani, in western Sicily.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2023
  • This 7-foot beach umbrella takes the stress away with its twist-in power base which secures it thoroughly in the sand.
    Korin Miller, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • Even more worrisome is the present Eurasian axis’ power base.
    Michel Gurfinkiel, WSJ, 29 July 2022
  • While a charging cable is included, there’s not a power base that comes with it.
    Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Even Haftar’s power base in eastern Libya is paying a price.
    Mohammed Abdusamee, Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • American owners of teams do not act as proxies for the government or serve as the power base for a tyrant.
    New York Times, 4 Mar. 2022
  • This 13-piece set comes with the power base, two large cups, two flip-top lids, two handled lip rings, two comfort lip rings, a hard-cover recipe book, and more.
    Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Google has as entrenched a power base as any tech company.
    David Dayen, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Once in place as president of the NPC, Manion developed his own power base.
    John Sullivan, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Nevertheless, the Houthis, whose power base lies in the mountains of northern Yemen, formed a coalition of convenience with Saleh to launch their coup.
    The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Pride in the military runs deep in Russia, and Putin is delivering messages of strength that shore up his power base.
    Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Diaz has a South Florida power base and the backing of billionaire Michael Bloomberg.
    Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Once considered a contender for the top position, the elder Li had his own power base built from rising up the ranks of the Communist Youth League.
    Lyric Li, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Bullies rarely attack those with a power base or allies, fearing that the allies may rally support for the target and against the bully.
    Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The kettle’s durable and scratch-resistant design sits on its power base that operates with a one-touch function.
    Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
  • Griveaux was central to Macron's bid to control the French capital and build a local power base for his party in mayoral elections next month.
    NBC News, 14 Feb. 2020
  • In practice, however, the technocrats by themselves lack a power base: both the PA nomenklatura and Hamas would oppose their rule.
    Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Ward power base for years, is among those identified as getting a ComEd subcontract.
    Ray Long, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
  • But the framers’ basic idea—to divide political power based on a count of the people—was a good one, a radical advance on the status quo in Europe at the time.
    Andrew Whitby, Time, 17 Apr. 2020
  • If there are more because of this bill, shame on every legislator who voted for it, who earned more of a power base for it, who got a few more votes in their next election.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Instead, Parikh, the infrastructure maven, used the event to make announcements about backhaul and low-power base stations.
    Jessi Hempel, WIRED, 17 May 2018
  • Without undercutting the power base of the tycoons, there is no way of resolving this problem.
    Time, 2 July 2019
  • But the predominantly white power base wasn’t receptive to the sudden change.
    German Lopez, Vox, 20 July 2018
  • Kim Jong Un executed his uncle in 2013 for allegedly building a power base to rival the leader.
    Thomas Grove, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2017
  • DiBella said Currey has the support of the commission’s Hartford delegation, which has been his power base for years.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024

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