How to use "authority" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "authority" in popular movie and book plots

  • He is sent to prison, where he is rebellious to all authority figures.  - Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956 film)
  • The FBI agents use their authority to sexually abuse Sam and the other man.  - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
  • Ross doesn't handle authority well, even when Mark is his boss.  - Doug Ross
  • Jerry clings to quaint notions of Southern honor and is respectful of the power and authority Bogan Murdock represents.  - At Heaven's Gate
  • Billy quickly challenges Dick's authority as leader, vowing revenge against Murphy and the men responsible for killing Tunstall.  - Young Guns (film)
  • During an encounter with fellow musician Klepp, Klepp asks Oskar how he has an authority over the judgement of music.  - The Tin Drum
  • The children are unruly and Agnes is held accountable for them despite being given no real authority over them.  - Agnes Grey
  • André conferred with General Clinton, who gave him broad authority to pursue Arnold's offer.  - Benedict Arnold
  • He escapes from the authority in the future and spends a lot of time running from them afterwards.  - The Variable Man
  • Denton, siding with Breed, insists that Reisman has exceeded his authority and urges General Worden to terminate Operation Amnesty.  - The Dirty Dozen
  • When she is not persuaded, he threatens her with "the authority of a guardian".  - The School for Scandal
  • Thomas is handed a commission much similar to Lebel's, with temporary powers allowing him to override almost any other authority in the land.  - The Day of the Jackal
  • "Order" was now the paramount aim, and no means were spared to restore authority and stifle dissent.  - Hugo Banzer
  • In tragic dismay, Cleon at last accepts his fate and he surrenders his authority to the sausage-seller.  - The Knights
  • They are a people who revel in displays of authority and performances of power.  - Gulliver's Travels
  • The Emperor feels the need to assert his own authority over the Black Ghoul.  - Orgy of the Dead

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