iron fist
Example Sentences
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“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
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 • Nov. 19, 2025
He had succeeded his father Omar Bongo Ondimba, who ruled with an iron fist for nearly 42 years until his death in 2009.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
It was as though an iron fist had clenched suddenly around Harry’s heart.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
