strongman

Example Sentences

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His low-key approach, say some papal observers, has made it harder for him to make himself heard in a wider world that’s being shaken up by populism, strongman leaders and raw power politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Sargeant was close enough to Nicolás Maduro that the strongman called him abuelo, Spanish for grandfather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

She couldn’t see Papa, but Mama was feverishly digging, flinging big bags around like she was a strongman.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata