strongman

Example Sentences

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Kononenko was a competitive strongman as well as an actor who starred in popular Ukrainian TV programmes.

From BBC

When the trooper, too, began to get teary, Truman fell back on his strongman act of bravado.

From Literature

After the U.S. captured strongman Nicolás Maduro, Ramshaw shared some advice with his son, who works for an American oil company, in case he was ever offered an “amazing opportunity” to move to Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many countries fell under the domination of caudillos, or strongmen whose power stemmed from financial control of the land’s resources.

From Barron's

Many countries fell under the domination of caudillos, or strongmen whose power stemmed from financial control of the land’s resources.

From Barron's