draconian

Example Sentences

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Everything fell: oil prices, the dollar, even gold, because investors were shocked by how unsophisticated and draconian the policy was.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

His son, Sebastien Lai, said the "draconian prison sentence is devastating for our family and life-threatening for my father".

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

The Ulster Farmers' Union said "draconian planning rules" were hampering some farmers in their efforts to modernise and ease the challenges they face in managing nutrients on farms.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The Tour’s board is majority players at this point, and some wanted more draconian punishment for Koepka than others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

For example, the San Diego and Los Angeles zoos are now subjecting the last surviving California condors to a more draconian control of breeding than that imposed upon any domesticated species.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond