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How to Use "Control" with Example Sentences
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control
(n):
power over a person or situation; the act of managing a situation
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Used with adjectives:
"
The dictator maintains
absolute
control
.
"
(absolute, complete, full, total, close, strict, tight)
"
Taxes are under
government
control
.
"
(government, state)
"
Children should be under
parental
control
.
"
(parental)
"
There is much debate over
gun
control
.
"
(gun, birth)
"
There are departments that specialize in
quality
control
.
"
(quality, damage)
"
Police were dispatched for
crowd
control
.
"
(crowd, crime)
Used with verbs:
"
You
have
control
of your actions.
"
(have)
"
Who will
gain
control
of the business?
"
(gain, get, receive, establish)
"
The government will
seize
control
of the website.
"
(seize, grab, take)
"
The police couldn't
keep
control
of the crowd.
"
(keep, maintain)
"
Do not
lose
control
of the car.
"
(lose)
"
The boss will
hand over
control
to her son.
"
(hand over, transfer)
Used with prepositions:
"
The problem is
beyond
your
control
.
"
(beyond, outside)
"
Everything is
under
control
.
"
(under)
"
Things are getting
out of
control
.
"
(out of)
"
She is back
in
control
of the situation.
"
(in)
"
He has very little
control
over
the situation.
"
(over)
Used with nouns:
"
She is major
control
freak
.
"
(freak)
"
Everything is handled from the
control
room
.
"
(room, tower, center)
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control
(v):
to have the power to make someone do what you want; to manage something
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Used with adverbs:
"
The crowd was
carefully
controlled
by the police.
"
(carefully, effectively, easily, properly)
"
The situation was
poorly
controlled
.
"
(poorly, badly)
"
The computer
controls
the clock
electronically
.
"
(electronically, automatically, remotely)
"
The machine has to be
manually
controlled
.
"
(manually)
Used with nouns:
"
Please
control
your
anger
.
"
(anger, behavior, temper, voice)
"
She will
control
the
budget
.
"
(budget, account)
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