ironfisted
Example Sentences
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Cassandra, the de-facto leader of the teens, is tenuously ironfisted.
From The New Yorker • May 22, 2019
Leonard Nimoy did it with a memorable turn as a goateed, ironfisted Mr. Spock in an original "Star Trek" episode that sent the Enterprise crew into a more bloodthirsty parallel universe.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2013
Despite wrenching translations and ironfisted Spanish censorship, the show retained a surprising amount of its pace and charm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over and over, as if to exorcise the evil of Nicolae Ceausescu's ironfisted 24-year reign, national television last week replayed the taped record of his final ignominious hours.
From Time Magazine Archive
Botha relied on the threat of military power and ironfisted retaliation, but De Klerk stands for law.
From Time Magazine Archive
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