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adjective

dominating

most powerful or important or influential

In a sentence

Six example sentences with dominating, each labelled with its topic.

  • Her dominating third quarter, twenty points without a miss, turned a close game into a comfortable win.

    Basketball

  • The cathedral remains the dominating shape on the skyline, and the council refuses permits for anything taller nearby.

    Architecture

  • A single supplier held a dominating share of the rare earth trade, setting prices the whole industry had to accept.

    Economics

  • One dominating strategy ruined the card game, since every tournament deck ended up copying the same forty cards.

    Gaming

  • The dominating party has won every election since 1962, and the opposition has stopped expecting to govern.

    Politics

  • A single dominating app store sets the rules for every developer, including the thirty percent it keeps.

    Technology

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