iron hand
Example Sentences
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"Nicola Sturgeon ran that party with a rod of iron, hand and glove with her husband," she said.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
"There's a very strict regime of censorship that relies a lot on self-censorship, but the iron hand of repression is there to enforce it," he said.
From Reuters • Dec. 2, 2022
Otherwise, corruption inevitably will reign with an iron hand and a steel boot.
From Slate • May 19, 2022
John Bolton met Thursday with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the nation of 10 million with an iron hand for a quarter century, showing little tolerance to dissent and independent media.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2019
No-nonsense nuns ruled classrooms with an iron hand, passing on to the youngest girls and boys the discipline and knowledge they would need to get ahead in a prejudiced world.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
