How to Use "Control" with Example Sentences

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)

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)