strongman

Example Sentences

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It is the most popular game on earth because it asks for nothing but a ball and other people, and rewards what the strongman cannot abide: cooperation, trust, the surrender of the self.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"He has shaped the image of the first populist president, the first acclaimed strongman of the 21st Century."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

There are sufficient numbers of otherwise normal people who are attracted to the pathocrats because of their charisma and strongman appeal — enough to lift them to power.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

There are no such qualms about portraits of 73-year-old strongman leader Emomali Rakhmon -- which have replaced many of the torn-down facades.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

When the trooper, too, began to get teary, Truman fell back on his strongman act of bravado.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone