13 example sentences using control.
Control used in a sentence
Control in a sentence as a noun
This means that they want to control who gets money and what they do with it.
Build your own web page with your own damn profile and don't leave control over a company on how you look on the web.
Maybe it's banking, or process control, or contact management - it doesn't matter as long as it's something.
Well, that is precisely how those who sought to impose thought control in other eras rationalized their conduct.
"Government spending is out of control" while talking about how they exploit the DTS system to get as much per diem as possible.
We have written representations from you that he was a FTE, and you treated him as a FTE, for example in attempting to control his working hours.
I know it sounds surreal, but they are arguing here that you only control your own body with respect to abortion, intimate relations, and euthanasia.
Control in a sentence as a verb
I'd rather chew razor blades than talk about traffic, weather, casino gambling, baseball, real estate taxes, gun control, politics, or Dancing with the Stars.
He's going to bust his *** to make the code work, for a salary half of his market rate, and in return he gets a tiny sliver of the company that gives him no real control, on a 4-year vesting cycle.
And, if someone already has vast power over you, it is but a small step to extend that power in a technological age by using technology to spy upon, intimidate, and control people.
His entire concept of his job revolved around being the authoritative interface for retrieving and maintaining pieces of data that were no longer exclusively under his control.
Indeed, GoT-broadcast-to-top-of-TPB time is counted in a couple of hours; so why do they try to push those technologies still?The answer is probably because the main goal of DRM is to control distribution channels, not copy-prevention.
What's ridiculous about everybody bending over backwards for the Netflix usecase is that Hollywood isn't letting Netflix have the content anyway because they want to control and destroy yet another medium.
Control definitions
power to direct or determine; "under control"
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"
the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
See also: dominance ascendance ascendence ascendancy ascendency
discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
See also: restraint
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
See also: controller
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"
exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
See also: command
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
See also: operate
control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"
See also: manipulate
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
See also: verify
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"
See also: master