strongman

Example Sentences

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The diplomatic dispute arises from the ambiguous role that Rwanda, best known to many Americans for the 1994 genocide, now plays as a regional strongman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

Gina sets her arms into a strongman pose and shouts, “Bring it!”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti