tyrannical

Example Sentences

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Scipio didn’t pave the way for the tyrannical Caesars who were to come; he represents what they might have been.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, he became disillusioned when his friend became more and more tyrannical, and after a misunderstanding shoots and kills the Hatter.

From Salon

But Pip rebukes Walker for “changing the temperature” of every room by “tyrannical, psychosocial … fiat.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dame Anna's tenure as editor-in-chief of US Vogue is widely rumoured to have inspired the character of Miranda Priestly in the Devil Wears Prada, a fictional portrayal of a tyrannical and revered fashion taste-maker.

From BBC

Freed from the tyrannical control that his father Murry had exerted over The Beach Boys’ direction as their manager, Wilson made a self-conscious stab at greatness.

From Salon