iron rule

Example Sentences

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“The iron rule of Korean dramas is that ... you need to be able to empathize with the characters.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2022

In 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died after more than a decade of iron rule; he was 69, according to official records, but some reports indicated he was 70.

From Washington Times • Dec. 17, 2020

So I’m gonna tell you the iron rule of family communication about politics: Do not try to change another family member.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2020

The iron rule of the Marcos era had ended, and Communist rebels held a large part of the city.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2017

For there the Saxon Duke Godric lorded it over his churls and swineherds; his iron rule at the Conquest replaced by that of the Marshalls, and later the Talbots, alike stern and severe.

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne