hard-fisted
Example Sentences
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LaPierre’s public persona is as the hard-fisted leader of the NRA, the public face of the Second Amendment with his bombastic defense of guns, freedom and country.
From Seattle Times
The fierce, non-conformist political spirit evident at Trump rallies here traces its roots to the frontier days and allows hard-fisted politicians like him and Arpaio to thrive.
From Seattle Times
Franco died in 1975, and most of the country rejoiced at the end of 36 years of hard-fisted dictatorship, a protracted coming out party that culminated in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
From The Guardian
“It’s shamanistic thinking disguised as hard-fisted accounting. No one knows why movies sell. No one knows what makes them good. But there is a huge population whose jobs are to pretend they know what makes them sell and pretend they know what makes them good.”
From Los Angeles Times
A team without a superstar beat Kansas as a hard-fisted unit.
From Washington Post
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