draconian

Example Sentences

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Draconian coronavirus restrictions are over, but not the sense of uncertainty about the future they created.

From New York Times

Draconian national security laws and mass surveillance internally are being matched by an increasingly aggressive Chinese military.

From Washington Times

Draconian abortion laws will produce suffering and, in the worst cases, death for American women.

From Seattle Times

One of his earliest roles was as a Draconian Guard in Doctor Who in the 1970s.

From BBC

Draconian policies, enacted decades ago in response to violence in the pools, continue to restrict what bathers can take onto pool decks, infusing the pools with what Ms. Amaro called “a prison-yard mentality.”

From New York Times