strongman

Example Sentences

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“The fundamentals are still there, and some strongman will rise to the top as they always do,” Levin said.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

In fact he is the opposite — a domineering strongman who seeks to bully everyone around him into compliance.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Before that, he covered the Syrian civil war and the rise of Egyptian strongman Abdelfattah al-Sisi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

It remains divided between a UN-recognised government based in Tripoli and an eastern administration backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

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

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone