draconian

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, the city council has proposed draconian measures to raise business costs even further, requiring one employee for every three self-checkout lanes and a 15-item maximum at self-checkout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Everything fell: oil prices, the dollar, even gold, because investors were shocked by how unsophisticated and draconian the policy was.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

He wrote in a research note that Disney stock “remains historically cheap even in some of the more draconian scenarios.”

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The Ulster Farmers' Union said "draconian planning rules" were hampering some farmers in their efforts to modernise and ease the challenges they face in managing nutrients on farms.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

No municipality in all of America had ever taken such draconian action.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly