domineering

Example Sentences

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In a four-hour encounter, Hassan questioned him in a level but domineering voice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

In a profile of Shapiro for The Atlantic, Alberta said the governor “moved between outrage and exasperation” as Alberta shared Harris’ characterizations of Shapiro as overconfident and domineering.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

Highlights include a pair of shoes worn by the domineering Miss Piggy in a "Muppets" movie, as well as puppets from "Fraggle Rock" and characters from the Netflix series "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance."

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

"Insiders" came to resent the domineering style of Arafat's "outsiders".

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

Then there’s the domineering Kennedy Airport air traffic controllers ordering the planes around.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell