fist

Example Sentences

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Did the player have a clenched fist, which indicates aggression?

From BBC

When the authoritarian leader starts to display physical impairment, the people who have been chafing under his iron fist stop fearing him.

From Salon

And when the authoritarian leader starts to display physical impairment, the people who have been chafing under his iron fist stop fearing him.

From Salon

Noboa won re-election this year on a platform of using an iron fist to crack down on gangs like the Wolves, but he has been unable to stop the bloodshed.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s no bleaker satire than making it through “The Running Man’s” end credits, past images of a raised fist that reads “Together Against the Network,” to see the last words on screen: A Skydance Corporation.

From Los Angeles Times