Example Sentences

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According to experts who study the psychological profiles of strongmen dictators, escalation in such situations is the norm.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

"Only those nations ruled by kings or dictators display the image of their sitting ruler on the coins of the realm," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“Only those nations ruled by kings or dictators display the image of their sitting ruler on the coins of the realm.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

We don’t like despots and dictators and monarchs or anything smacking of royalty.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

“I was a poor boy from a poor village,” El Patron began, addressing the assembled presidents, dictators, generals, and other famous people.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer