How to Use sphere of influence in a Sentence

sphere of influence

noun phrase
  • There are no terms to be agreed on, no spheres of influence to be divvied between them.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024
  • This is not merely a contest over spheres of influence or lines on a map.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Not to create a fairer one, but to secure their own spheres of influence.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Beau has been struggling, and failing, his whole life to escape his mom’s sphere of influence.
    — Vulture, 13 June 2023
  • In the eyes of some, the coup in Gabon spells the end of a French sphere of influence in Africa.
    — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Each of us has a voice, a sphere of influence, a vote, and actionable steps—each of us can play a part in the treatment plan.
    — John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
  • By then, Lutnick’s sphere of influence had moved well beyond bitcoin.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Israel and Turkey both hope to carve out spheres of influence in Syria.
    — Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Larger crowds gather for idols from various spheres of influence.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • Just like those of us in the journalism community and anyone else in his vast sphere of influence.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Russia can have their sphere of influence, including Ukraine.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Russia did the same in Eastern Europe and its other spheres of influence.
    — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Russia’s goal is to expand its sphere of influence westward, the BND chief said.
    — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
  • This process might especially be focused on certain beliefs or worldviews in your sphere of influence.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Away from the track, the tributes pouring in revealed just how enormous Busch’s sphere of influence really was.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • After the Cold War, spheres of influence appeared to lose relevance.
    — Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Attempting to reorganize the world around spheres of influence is a recipe for disaster.
    — Comfort Ero, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The lunar sphere of influence isn’t a physical or tangible border.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Flight Day 7 Orion will exit the lunar sphere of influence the morning of flight day 7.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The extreme length of the twin jets gives scientists much cause to suspect that some black holes’ spheres of influence extend far beyond their home galaxies.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Rather than grow up in an era of competing spheres of influence, our children are better served in a world still shaped by American power.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
  • For years, Putin has been asserting a vision of a world divided by a few powerful men into spheres of influence.
    — M. Gessen, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That has touched a nerve with pro-Russian elements looking to pull it back into Moscow’s sphere of influence.
    — Byandra Timu, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Russia will continue to cultivate its sphere of influence in the post-Soviet space.
    — Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Oesterle was known for his wide spheres of influence in Indianapolis business and politics.
    — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2023
  • Nor does China seek US permission to establish a sphere of influence.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Similar to the Hill sphere argument for planets, some moons can have a large enough sphere of influence to potentially possess moons of their own.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The world isn’t safer if power is diffused away from the American center and countries seek to fill the void within their various spheres of influence.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
  • On day 5, Orion will enter the lunar sphere of influence, meaning the moon is the main gravitational pull.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Orion spacecraft is now in the lunar sphere of influence, meaning the moon's gravity has more pull on the vehicle than the Earth.
    — Brendan Byrne, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026

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