How to Use control in a Sentence

control

1 of 2 verb

• The police controlled the crowd.
• The small boy could not control the big dog.
• The parents could not control their child.
• The rebel army now controls nearly half the country.
• She struggled to control the cart as it rolled before her down the steep, bumpy road.
• The lights on stage are controlled by this computer.
• He controlled the volume by turning the radio's knob.
• One country controls the whole island.
• Her family controls the business.
• A thermostat controls the room's temperature.
• 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
• Wa State controls nearly as much soil as the Netherlands.
  — Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
• 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

• The soccer player showed good control of the ball.
• He took control of the family farm.
• The tribes fought for control over the territory.
• He lost all muscle control in his left arm.
• The farmer used an organic pest control on his crops.
• She hired an accountant to take control of her money.
• To cut down on competition, the government passed price controls on prescription drugs.
• The city wanted local control of education.
• The President wants stricter controls on immigration.
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024