draconian

Example Sentences

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Everything fell: oil prices, the dollar, even gold, because investors were shocked by how unsophisticated and draconian the policy was.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

His son, Sebastien Lai, said the "draconian prison sentence is devastating for our family and life-threatening for my father".

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

There’s no need to make a draconian rule that anytime the family is on the couch, devices disappear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Importantly, though, the decision does not dismantle the draconian framework for seeking renewed appeal.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

The scientists’ initial reaction to these increasingly draconian strictures was to treat them whimsically.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik