draconian
Example Sentences
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“We have very draconian sanctions and we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
I believe in its objectives, but it’s too draconian, especially for voters in remote parts of Alaska.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The issues MLB raises are legitimate; the solutions need not be so draconian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The paper says Mahmood will introduce the legislation next week amid unhappiness among some Labour MPs who believe the limits on asylum claims are too draconian.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
For example, the San Diego and Los Angeles zoos are now subjecting the last surviving California condors to a more draconian control of breeding than that imposed upon any domesticated species.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
