peremptoriness

Example Sentences

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Covering not just movies and television but also theater and cabaret, Reed, a Southerner who seemed as much a part of Manhattan as the skyline, lorded over the arts with a homogenizing mainstream peremptoriness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

A flicker of his earlier peremptoriness came into his voice.

From Free Air by Lewis, Sinclair

John Dene rapped out the words with a peremptoriness that startled Marjorie.

From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Jenkins, Herbert George

"Don't tell him anything," the young man said, with a flash of peremptoriness.

From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.

Theodore pushed back his chair from the table with a harsh peremptoriness, startling them all.

From A Country Gentleman and his Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)