iron hand
Example Sentences
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Museveni's critics say he has ruled with an iron hand since he seized power as a rebel leader in 1986.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
Tribal leader Wilson “sometimes ruled with an iron hand, but sometimes on Pine Ridge that was necessary.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023
"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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
