reign of terror

Example Sentences

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Logan’s reign of terror may take on a new shape, but it’s definitely not over.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Gherie Wedeyesus, a teacher from Brent, said: "Let's put an end to this peddler of misery. Let's end this reign of terror and abolish Ofsted."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2023

There was nothing covert or forgettable about her reign of terror, which saw the Hawkeyes reach their first title game, which they lost to LSU on Sunday.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

Mr. Milone’s complaint depicts what it calls a dysfunctional “vipers’ nest” of Vatican intrigue, financial malfeasance, papal hypocrisy about transparency and a reign of terror by bug- and-blackmail-prone gendarmes.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

This meant nothing less than a new reign of terror for France.

From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver