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

He knocked again with peremptoriness, then tried the door.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

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)

The farmer, as soon as he could recover from his astonishment, passed the order on to his family and domestics with a peremptoriness no doubt considerably enhanced by his own lively fears.

From Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns by Webb, Archibald

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