say-so
Example Sentences
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Two years later, Mr. Novick lost his new job as a U.S. marshal after being put on a blacklist on the say-so of federal prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
She confirmed in dramatic terms that Cohen and Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s then-chief financial officer, would not have cooked up the scheme to pay off the adult-film actor Stormy Daniels without Trump’s say-so.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
She didn’t even have the ability to make a reproductive decision because her miscarriage happened with no say-so from her at all.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2023
But in a 52-page decision, Liman said the plaintiffs did not prove they had sincere religious objections to being vaccinated, and instead offered only their "say-so" on the issue.
From Reuters • Sep. 25, 2023
The line moves, but my feet step forward without my say-so.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.