- plural of tyrant.
tyrants
Example Sentences
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The pontiff responded by saying he had a "moral duty to speak out" against war -- and then sparked more headlines with a speech in Cameroon lambasting "tyrants" ransacking the world.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
It follows the Pope's warning earlier this month that the world is being "ravaged by a handful of tyrants" as he criticised the cost of war during a visit to Cameroon.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
“Dictators, tyrants and kings build monumental architecture to buttress their own egos, which is called authoritarian monumentalism,” Gilmore writes.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2025
Humans have laughed at tyrants going back to the days of the ancient Greeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Dean and Don Eggelston are pit-bull mean eighth grade tyrants with beards.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
