tyrants

Example Sentences

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The pontiff responded by saying he had a "moral duty to speak out" against war -- and then sparked more headlines with a speech in Cameroon lambasting "tyrants" ransacking the world.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

They’ve suffered over the decades under regional tyrants, and they’ve assisted the U.S. many times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Humans have laughed at tyrants going back to the days of the ancient Greeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

With these two kooky tyrants, you just never know.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2025

For weeks I had studied maps, large-scale and small, but maps are not reality at all—they can be tyrants.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck