ironfisted
Example Sentences
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Cassandra, the de-facto leader of the teens, is tenuously ironfisted.
From The New Yorker • May 22, 2019
Leonard Nimoy did it with a memorable turn as a goateed, ironfisted Mr. Spock in an original "Star Trek" episode that sent the Enterprise crew into a more bloodthirsty parallel universe.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2013
Despite wrenching translations and ironfisted Spanish censorship, the show retained a surprising amount of its pace and charm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hard-working and ironfisted, he is quick to jail even his own Cabinet ministers if they step out of line.
From Time Magazine Archive
Szell's ironfisted discipline brooked no contradiction, and the musicians played for him as if their livelihoods -- if not their lives -- depended on it.
From Time Magazine Archive
