reign of terror
Example Sentences
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Is this the beginning of the Mamdani reign of terror?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Gherie Wedeyesus, a teacher from Brent, said: "Let's put an end to this peddler of misery. Let's end this reign of terror and abolish Ofsted."
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2023
There was nothing covert or forgettable about her reign of terror, which saw the Hawkeyes reach their first title game, which they lost to LSU on Sunday.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2023
Basgallop dresses up basic horror premises with curlicues of mordant, deadpan humor, and creates an ambient pea soup of unease that, for his well-employed but economically insecure young characters, constitutes a reign of terror.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
Had not the reign of terror in Paris proved what was the upshot, if the religious instincts of the masses were lost?
From Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels
