martinet

Example Sentences

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Van Zweden, in turn, was a martinet specialist in the standards who seemed appealing as an about-face from Gilbert, less electric in the core repertory.

From New York Times

But Laws isn’t just a martinet, or the avatar of a brutal institution.

From New York Times

As are the old-fashioned words — like “martinet,” “popinjay” and “annealed” — that Galloway sprinkles through the text, the way Leigh strewed the beloved posies from her various country estates.

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In high school, Mr. Sahl joined the ROTC, and by his own account became an expert marksman and “something of a martinet.”

From Washington Post

Francis was a remarkable martinet, acting as the club’s traveling secretary and business manager.

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