iron fist
Example Sentences
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It described her as having an "iron fist under the velvet glove", and observed that she knew how to "cut down Himalayan egos to the height of foothills".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Iran brought down the iron fist with speed and ferocity we haven’t seen before,” said Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
But, despite the bloodbath of recent weeks, this is no time to lose confidence, he might think; he must plough on with an iron fist.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
When the authoritarian leader starts to display physical impairment, the people who have been chafing under his iron fist stop fearing him.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2025
By then she was an obese woman with a very pretty face, and she ruled her whole roost with an iron fist, including Uncle Isaac, her husband.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
